clueless

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clueless

  • /ˈkluː.ləs/

Sounds like clewless · Rhymes with -uːləs

adjective more clueless · most clueless

  1. literally Without any clues or hints. The shifting shapes mimicked the dilemma of the nearly clueless mystery of the Higgins Grove murders. As soon as the picture formed into something recognizable, it morphed into something else.
  2. figuratively Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

Opposite: clueful, informed

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: null, nil, dumb, stupid, godforsaken, foolish, confused, distraught, silly, helluva, holy, sacred, zero, unknowledgeable, unaware, knowledgeless

adjective

Opposite: clueful, informed

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adj lacking knowledge or understanding

Españolen la inopia, pez, despistado, negado, no tener ni idea, despalomado
中文无知 wúzhī
हिन्दीअनजान anjān, अनभिज्ञ anbhijña
Portuguêssem ideia
Françaisignorant
Deutschahnungslos, planlos, unbedarft
Italianosenza idea
Русскийневе́жественный nevéžestvennyj
Tiếng Việtkhông đầu mối, không hiểu đời, không manh mối
עבריתאוֹבֵד עֵצוֹת ovéd 'etzót

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@misc{clueless_2026,
  title = {clueless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clueless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}