If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
[informal, disapproval]
I came into adult life clueless about a lot of things that most people take for granted. [+ about]
We have found some drivers clueless as to the law.
Synonyms: stupid, thick, dull, naive More Synonyms of clueless
clueless in British English
(ˈkluːlɪs)
adjective
slang
helpless; stupid
clueless in American English
(ˈkluləs)
adjective
1.
lacking clues or information
2. Informal
a.
stupid; obtuse
b.
ignorant or uninformed, specif. regarding a certain situation or matter
clueless about baseball
Examples of 'clueless' in a sentence
clueless
But, and hopefully they will not mind me saying this, they are utterly clueless.
The Sun (2017)
Is his mum just lazy or is she totally clueless?
The Sun (2008)
We soon discovered that the country was completely clueless.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The entire senior management of the railway infrastructure seemed to be clueless.
The Sun (2014)
TODAY'S shameful junior doctors' strike proves that you can be academically bright yet clueless about life.
The Sun (2016)
It's supposed to seem weird and clueless and kind of offensive.
Christianity Today (2000)
There have been times in the field when England have looked clueless.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But if you think he looks clueless, think again.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All of which leaves Labour looking clueless.
The Sun (2014)
When something is airbrushed, many people are clueless about what is real and whatis the enhanced image.
The Sun (2013)
When they got within sight of the danger area they looked clueless as to how to get in behind Stoke.
The Sun (2009)
His ministers seemed terrifyingly clueless.
The Sun (2013)
I've seen teams looking completely clueless.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She's totally clueless and doesn't bother.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He looked clueless against Wigan.
The Sun (2014)
For a team with so many captains and leaders they looked clueless, particularly when they were camped on the Argentine goalline.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A friend said: 'She is really upset and totally clueless as to why somebody would do this.
The Sun (2012)
In the process he has managed to make himself look clueless in international negotiations, to make his proposed Cabinet look incompetent and to look rudderless in policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
(adjective)
Definition
helpless or stupid
We have found some drivers clueless as to the law.
Synonyms
stupid
I'm not stupid, you know.
thick
He speaks to me as if I'm thick.
dull
naive
dim (informal)
The new student wasn't as dim as we first thought.
dense
You can be a bit dense sometimes.
dumb (informal)
I came up with this dumb idea.
simple-minded
dozy (British, informal)
Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.
simple
He's no fool, though perhaps a bit simple in some ways.
slow
witless
a witless piece of planning
dopey (informal)
I was so dopey I believed him.
unintelligent
He was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine.
half-witted
slow on the uptake (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dense
Definition
stupid or dull
You can be a bit dense sometimes.
Synonyms
stupid (informal),
slow,
thick,
dull,
dumb (informal),
crass,
dozy (British, informal),
stolid,
dopey (informal),
moronic,
obtuse,
brainless,
blockheaded,
braindead (informal),
dumb-ass (informal),
dead from the neck up (informal),
thickheaded,
blockish,
dim-witted (informal),
slow-witted,
thick-witted
in the sense of dim
Definition
mentally dull
The new student wasn't as dim as we first thought.