Clueless
adjective
Knowing nothing about something, having no knowledge.
I'm completely clueless about computers.
Often appears as...
- be completely clueless
- feel clueless
adjective
Not able to understand or see clearly what is happening.
He was clueless about what his girlfriend was upset about.
Often appears as...
- look clueless
- be completely clueless
adjective
Knowing nothing about something, having no knowledge.
I'm completely clueless about computers.
Often appears as...
- be completely clueless
- feel clueless
adjective
Not able to understand or see clearly what is happening.
He was clueless about what his girlfriend was upset about.
Often appears as...
- look clueless
- be completely clueless
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'clueless' to express total lack of knowledge, especially in specific subjects or activities.
Despite studying, Mark was still clueless about quantum physics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Insulting
'Clueless' can be used lightly without offending, to admit one's own ignorance in a particular area.
I'm clueless about her preferences, so let's ask her directly.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Technical Talks
Prefer using 'clueless' in casual conversations rather than in formal or technical settings.
She admitted she was clueless about the game's rules.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'clueless' to express total lack of knowledge, especially in specific subjects or activities.
Despite studying, Mark was still clueless about quantum physics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Insulting
'Clueless' can be used lightly without offending, to admit one's own ignorance in a particular area.
I'm clueless about her preferences, so let's ask her directly.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Technical Talks
Prefer using 'clueless' in casual conversations rather than in formal or technical settings.
She admitted she was clueless about the game's rules.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'clueless' to express total lack of knowledge, especially in specific subjects or activities.
Despite studying, Mark was still clueless about quantum physics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Insulting
'Clueless' can be used lightly without offending, to admit one's own ignorance in a particular area.
I'm clueless about her preferences, so let's ask her directly.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Technical Talks
Prefer using 'clueless' in casual conversations rather than in formal or technical settings.
She admitted she was clueless about the game's rules.
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
They're maybe the most important little item you can have if you're a Grand Canyon hiker, they're these gaiters that keep the ferocious, angry cactus and everything else that wants to get into your feet, ankles on, of course, we didn't know what they were, so we were a little clueless on some level,
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Fired Up About Dark...
about it we can't see it we can taste it we can't touch it our light doesn't interact with it it doesn't make spectra we are clueless same goes for dark energy dark energy a mysterious pressure in the vacuum of space that is pressing against the fabric of the universe
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On the Road With Andrew...
know I was just sort of along for the ride in a certain way and in hindsight I've often said I wouldn't with success on anyone under 30 you know because I just I was clueless about what people approached me with opportunities to start planning production companies and
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't...
then it isn't a local product. You wouldn't believe it's a local product. They'd go back to being consumers, clueless consumers, like we are most of the time. So, in order for them to innovate and produce, they had to protect their language.
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How misused modifiers...
The modifying phrase in this sentence seems unrelated to anything else, and so we're clueless about who the chocolate-loving criminal could possibly be. Giving the modifier something to modify will solve the problem.
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James Kunstler: How bad...
And we're going to continue being clueless going into this very difficult future that we face. So thank you very much. Please go out and do what you can to make this a land full of places that are worth caring about
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To solve old problems,...
interrogate every new form of life we find, and any new biological attribute that we may find. We actually need to bring all of our intelligence to becoming stupid again -- clueless the immensity of the unknown.
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Hey science teachers --...
from the textbook but not one of them really understood the main ideas not one of them can tell me why this stuff is so cool why it's so important I'm totally clueless I have no idea what to do next
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George Ayittey: Cheetahs...
They don't understand. Now, we're not saying don't help Africa. Helping Africa is noble. But helping Africa has been turned into a theater of the absurd. It's like the blind leading the clueless.
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Tyler DeWitt: Hey...
Not one of them can tell me why this stuff is so cool, why it's so important. I'm totally clueless. I have no idea what to do next. So the only thing I can think of is say,
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
They're maybe the most important little item you can have if you're a Grand Canyon hiker, they're these gaiters that keep the ferocious, angry cactus and everything else that wants to get into your feet, ankles on, of course, we didn't know what they were, so we were a little clueless on some level,
Video examples
Fired Up About Dark...
about it we can't see it we can taste it we can't touch it our light doesn't interact with it it doesn't make spectra we are clueless same goes for dark energy dark energy a mysterious pressure in the vacuum of space that is pressing against the fabric of the universe
Video examples
On the Road With Andrew...
know I was just sort of along for the ride in a certain way and in hindsight I've often said I wouldn't with success on anyone under 30 you know because I just I was clueless about what people approached me with opportunities to start planning production companies and
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't...
then it isn't a local product. You wouldn't believe it's a local product. They'd go back to being consumers, clueless consumers, like we are most of the time. So, in order for them to innovate and produce, they had to protect their language.
Video examples
How misused modifiers...
The modifying phrase in this sentence seems unrelated to anything else, and so we're clueless about who the chocolate-loving criminal could possibly be. Giving the modifier something to modify will solve the problem.
Video examples
James Kunstler: How bad...
And we're going to continue being clueless going into this very difficult future that we face. So thank you very much. Please go out and do what you can to make this a land full of places that are worth caring about
Video examples
To solve old problems,...
interrogate every new form of life we find, and any new biological attribute that we may find. We actually need to bring all of our intelligence to becoming stupid again -- clueless the immensity of the unknown.
Video examples
Hey science teachers --...
from the textbook but not one of them really understood the main ideas not one of them can tell me why this stuff is so cool why it's so important I'm totally clueless I have no idea what to do next
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George Ayittey: Cheetahs...
They don't understand. Now, we're not saying don't help Africa. Helping Africa is noble. But helping Africa has been turned into a theater of the absurd. It's like the blind leading the clueless.
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Tyler DeWitt: Hey...
Not one of them can tell me why this stuff is so cool, why it's so important. I'm totally clueless. I have no idea what to do next. So the only thing I can think of is say,
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Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
You can't train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they're clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that's true for any field.
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Natasha Leggero
American Actress
I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people.
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Tom Morello
American Musician
Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn't understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn't understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.
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Jim Cooper
American Politician
Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems.
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Suze Orman
American Author
A pile of bills and statements - whether paid or not - is a sign that someone is clueless about what's coming in and going out.
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John Malkovich
American Actor
Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
The wider public is clueless about the social breakdown in high-crime areas and its effect on street life.
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Dennis Miller
American Comedian
I want to help the helpless, but I don't want to help the clueless.
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Mike Ashley
British Businessman
Corbyn is not only a liar but clueless.
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Dan Levy
American Comedian
I'm clueless when it comes to flowers.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
You can't train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they're clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that's true for any field.
Quote examples
Natasha Leggero
American Actress
I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people.
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Tom Morello
American Musician
Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn't understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn't understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.
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Jim Cooper
American Politician
Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems.
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Suze Orman
American Author
A pile of bills and statements - whether paid or not - is a sign that someone is clueless about what's coming in and going out.
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John Malkovich
American Actor
Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
The wider public is clueless about the social breakdown in high-crime areas and its effect on street life.
Quote examples
Dennis Miller
American Comedian
I want to help the helpless, but I don't want to help the clueless.
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Mike Ashley
British Businessman
Corbyn is not only a liar but clueless.
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Dan Levy
American Comedian
I'm clueless when it comes to flowers.
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