Synonyms for naive
nɑˈivnaive

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1. naive

   A candid statement is meant to be true to the real facts and just to all parties; a fair statement is really so. Fair is applied to the conduct; candid is not; as, fair treatment, "a fair field, and no favor." One who is frank has a fearless and unconstrained truthfulness. Honest and ingenuous unite in expressing contempt for deceit. On the other hand, artless, guileless, naive, simple, and unsophisticated express the goodness which comes from want of the knowledge or thought of evil. As truth is not always agreeable or timely, candid and frank have often an objectionable sense; "to be candid with you," "to be perfectly frank," are regarded as sure preludes to something disagreeable. Open and unreserved may imply unstudied truthfulness or defiant recklessness; as, open admiration, open robbery. There may be transparent integrity or transparent fraud. Sincere applies to the feelings, as being all that one's words would imply.

   Synonyms:
   aboveboard, artless, candid, fair, frank, guileless, honest, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, open, simple, sincere, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unbiased, unprejudiced, unreserved, unsophisticated

   Antonyms:
   adroit, artful, crafty, cunning, deceitful, designing, diplomatic, foxy, insincere, intriguing, knowing, maneuvering, sharp, shrewd, sly, subtle, tricky, wily

   Preposition:
   Candid in debate; candid to or toward opponents; candid with friend or foe; to be candid about or in regard to the matter.

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1. naive, naifadjective

   marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

   "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"

   Synonyms:
   uninitiate, uninitiated, primitive, unenlightened, naif, uninstructed

   Antonyms:
   svelte, experient, worldly-wise, well-informed, experienced, intelligent, polished, blase, worldly, refined, conditioned, trained, learned, informed, sophisticated, urbane

2. primitive, naiveadjective

   of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style

   "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"

   Synonyms:
   rude, uninstructed, uninitiate, unenlightened, primitive, archaic, uninitiated, crude, naif

   Antonyms:
   polished, svelte, well-informed, worldly-wise, urbane, intelligent, blase, experient, experienced, informed, learned, worldly, sophisticated, trained, conditioned, refined

3. naiveadjective

   inexperienced

   Synonyms:
   uninitiate, uninitiated, primitive, unenlightened, naif, uninstructed

   Antonyms:
   urbane, polished, informed, refined, sophisticated, worldly, intelligent, blase, learned, svelte, conditioned, trained, experienced, well-informed, experient, worldly-wise

4. uninstructed, unenlightened, naiveadjective

   lacking information or instruction

   "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"

   Synonyms:
   uninitiated, primitive, unenlightened, naif, uninitiate, uninstructed

   Antonyms:
   experient, sophisticated, intelligent, refined, learned, urbane, worldly-wise, svelte, blase, worldly, informed, conditioned, experienced, well-informed, polished, trained

5. uninitiate, uninitiated, naiveadjective

   not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

   "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"

   Synonyms:
   uninitiated, primitive, unenlightened, naif, uninitiate, uninstructed

   Antonyms:
   blase, experienced, conditioned, svelte, sophisticated, learned, worldly, worldly-wise, informed, well-informed, polished, trained, experient, intelligent, refined, urbane

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1. naïveadjective

   Synonyms:
   artless, innocent, ingenuous, frank

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1. List of paraphrases for "naive":

   naive, gullible, ingenuous, naivety, simple-minded, simplistic, childish, unsuspecting

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1. Ferdinand Topacio:

   If she had any fault, she was negligent and she was naive.

2. Joe Biden:

   Now the people that are running against me tell me I'm naïve. One said I should be in the Republican primary, God love Elizabeth Warren, that's not the way you get things done, man. You don't go in and tell people that they disagree there's something fundamentally wrong with them.

3. Senator Paul:

   Lindsey Graham is a danger to the country by even proposing ideas like authorizing war with North Korea, that should be something that is seen as naive and seen as something that really serious people shouldn't even really be discussing.

4. Mila Kunis:

   ‘You’ll never work in this town again’ is what a producer threatened when I refused, i was no longer willing to subject myself to a naive compromise that I had previously been willing to ... I was livid, I felt objectified, and for the first time in my career I said ‘no.’.

5. Joe Biden:

   I believe that we have to end the divisive partisan politics that is ripping this country apart, and I think we can, it's mean-spirited, it's petty, and it's gone on for much too long. I don't believe, like some do, that it's naive to talk to Republicans. I don't think we should look at Republicans as our enemies. They are our opposition. They're not our enemies.