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Definitions

naïve

[nah-eev] / nɑˈiv /
ADJECTIVE
naive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant innocent simple sincere unsophisticated wide-eyed
WEAK
aboveboard artless callow candid confiding countrified credulous forthright frank fresh green guileless gullible harmless impulsive ingenuous innocuous instinctive jejune lamb like a babe in the woods natural open original patsy plain simple-minded spontaneous square sucker unaffected unjaded unpretentious unschooled unsuspecting unsuspicious untaught unworldly virgin
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aware experienced intelligent knowledgeable sophisticated
WEAK
leery skeptical wise
naive
ADJECTIVE
childlike, trusting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant innocent simple sincere unsophisticated wide-eyed
WEAK
aboveboard artless callow candid confiding countrified credulous forthright frank fresh green guileless gullible harmless impulsive ingenuous innocuous instinctive jejune lamb like a babe in the woods natural open original patsy plain simple-minded spontaneous square sucker unaffected unjaded unpretentious unschooled unsuspecting unsuspicious untaught unworldly virgin
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aware experienced intelligent knowledgeable sophisticated
WEAK
leery skeptical wise

Example Sentences

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Chelsea remain in regular dialogue with senior players and accept some criticism, including Cucurella's comments regarding the recruitment of young players and how that contributed to a naive first‑half performance at PSG.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I mean, this could be naive, but I feel 100% safe that you are never going to replicate an evening of stand-up at a nigtclub like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It would be naive to say that wasn’t an accelerant.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Set during Stalin’s Great Purge in the 1930s, Sergei Loznitsa’s film follows a naive young lawyer as he attempts to navigate his country’s legal system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I was probably naive to think he didn’t deserve to be in prison.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks