impercipient

adjective

Definition of impercipientnext
as in unwise
not having or showing a deep understanding of something impercipient interpretations of the novel failed to note its dark humor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impercipient
  1. unwise
  2. stupid
  3. silly
  4. unperceptive
  5. simple
  6. dense
  7. dumb
  8. foolish
Adjective
  • The Santas are so popular that the tap-dancing number was reinstated about six years ago in response to audience demand after symphony officials made the unwise decision to drop the act from the event line-up.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
  • While Leicester’s unwise approach aided Newcastle, there was also appreciable improvement in every aspect of the home side’s play.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of unwise
Adjective
  • The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy.
    Louise Glück, The New York Review of Books, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021
Definition of unperceptive
Adjective
  • The answer is simple: College football needs a new calendar to make a great game better and save it from itself.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Homemade ice cream is a lot simpler to make than most people realize.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • The result is a powerful and poignant allegory, dense in metaphorical imagery, about the state and its people.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Palm, banana, olive, and yucca trees create a dense canopy that contrasts with the Boston ferns and fiddle-leaf figs around the pool.
    Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • Stated simply, the policy errors made with regard to money were uniquely foolish.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of foolish
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imperceptive

impercipient

imperfect

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