1
: having or providing no clue
a clueless case for the police to solve
2
: completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish
clueless about what they want
cluelessly
adverb
I played dumb. I have arrived at a point in my life where I can perform this stunt with aplomb. "What do you mean?" I asked, as cluelessly as I knew how.
—
Steve Friedman
Steve Friedman
cluelessness
noun
Mowrey is also trying to make a deer hunter of Bentley, whose cluelessness as an outdoors-man is a rich source of amusement to his country-boy crony.
—Austin Murphy
Austin Murphy
Synonyms
Examples of clueless in a Sentence
When it comes to computers, I'm clueless.
They were clueless about what to do.
Recent Examples on the Web
Each episode introduces a new game, with the twist that the three comedian contestants are clueless about the rules until the game begins.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 May 2024
One sis happens to be annoyingly sweet and clueless, the other a wild vixen with an out-of-control libido.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for clueless 
Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 May 2024
One sis happens to be annoyingly sweet and clueless, the other a wild vixen with an out-of-control libido.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for clueless
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'clueless.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to clueless
Dictionary Entries Near clueless
Cite this Entry
“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clueless. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
clueless
adjective
clue·less
ˈklü-ləs 
: having or providing no clue
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share