clueless

[ kloo-lis ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. ignorant, unaware, or uninformed:

   I remember thinking my mom was clueless when I was a teenager.

clueless

/ ˈkluːlɪs /

adjective

1. slang.
   helpless; stupid

Word History and Origins

Origin of clueless¹

First recorded in 1940–45; clue + -less

Example Sentences

I started sixth grade in 1996, and “Clueless” was just everything to everyone.

From Los Angeles Times

They also abandoned millions of clueless Americans who’d been condescended to and lied to by pre-Trump Republicans like George W. Bush, as much as by liberal glass-ceiling breakers at PBS, NPR, The New York Times and at Ivy League universities.

From Salon

But they also acknowledged that asking for that amount would seem "clueless" and "out of touch".

From BBC

They will then attempt to put on a poker face and head out into the results room to take their seats on the front row, the rest of us still clueless about the result.

From BBC

The thing is that Musk understands exactly what that would mean even if Trump's starry-eyed cult following is clueless.

From Salon

Related Words

• baffled
• bewildered
• doubtful
• mystified
• perplexed
• rattled