naif

The word “naif” has 1 syllable: naif

It's pronounced as /neɪf/


What is synonym and antonym for naif?

In the thesaurus, “naif” has 78 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for naif along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for naif

  • amateur
  • angel
  • apprentice
  • aw-shucks
  • babe
  • beginner
  • beguiled
  • believing
  • callow
  • careless
  • cherub
  • childish
  • childlike
  • colt
  • credulous
  • cub
  • dewy
  • dewy-eyed
  • dove
  • dupe
  • duped
  • fledgling
  • green
  • greenhorn
  • gullable
  • gulled
  • gullible
  • hayseed
  • heedless
  • idealistic
  • immature
  • impractical
  • inexperienced
  • ingenue
  • ingenuous
  • innocent
  • lamb
  • learner
  • naive
  • neophyte
  • new hand
  • newbie
  • newcomer
  • novice
  • pigeon
  • primitive
  • raw
  • recruit
  • rube
  • saint
  • sap
  • sheep
  • simple
  • simpleminded
  • simpleton
  • softie
  • softy
  • sucker
  • susceptible
  • tenderfoot
  • thoughtless
  • tricked
  • trustful
  • trusting
  • tyro
  • uncritical
  • unguarded
  • unknowing
  • unrealistic
  • unsophisticated
  • unsuspecting
  • unsuspicious
  • unwary
  • unworldly
  • virgin
  • weakling
  • wide-eyed
  • wimp

Antonyms for naif

  • beast
  • boor
  • bully
  • cad
  • careful
  • cautious
  • churl
  • clown
  • cosmopolitan
  • creep
  • cretin
  • critical
  • cur
  • cynical
  • devil
  • doubting
  • down-to-earth
  • experienced
  • expert
  • guarded
  • hardheaded
  • heel
  • incredulous
  • jerk
  • joker
  • knave
  • knowing
  • leary
  • leery
  • louse
  • lout
  • miscreant
  • no-good
  • pragmatic
  • pragmatical
  • professional
  • rapscallion
  • rascal
  • realistic
  • reprobate
  • rogue
  • roughneck
  • rowdy
  • scalawag
  • scallywag
  • scamp
  • scoundrel
  • shark
  • skeptical
  • skunk
  • slob
  • snake
  • sober
  • sophisticated
  • stinker
  • street-smart
  • streetwise
  • suspecting
  • suspicious
  • tough
  • unconvinced
  • varlet
  • villain
  • wary
  • watchful
  • wolf
  • worldly
  • worldly-wise

Meanings of naif

  • noun
    1. One who is naive.
  • adjective
    1. Naive.

Example Sentences

  • She had a naif charm that captivated everyone around her.
  • The artist's work was characterized by a distinctive and naif style.
  • Despite her success, there was a refreshing naif innocence in her approach to life.
  • The children's book was illustrated in a delightfully naif manner.
  • His storytelling had a subtle, almost naif quality that resonated with the audience.

On this page you'll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to naif, such as: amateur, angel, apprentice, aw-shucks, babe, beast, beginner.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

lamb

  • angel
  • babe
  • butt
  • cherub
  • chump
  • colt
  • cub
  • dove
  • dupe
  • easy mark
  • fish
  • fledgling
  • fool
  • greenhorn
  • gull
  • gullible person
  • ingenue
  • innocent
  • mark
  • naif
  • newbie
  • patsy
  • pigeon
  • pushover
  • saint
  • sap
  • sheep
  • simple soul
  • sitting duck
  • softie
  • softy
  • stooge
  • sucker
  • tenderfoot
  • trusting soul
  • victim
  • virgin
  • weakling
  • wimp

lambs

  • angels
  • babes
  • cherubim
  • cherubs
  • colts
  • cubs
  • doves
  • dupes
  • fledglings
  • greenhorns
  • ingenues
  • innocents
  • naifs
  • newbies
  • pigeons
  • saints
  • saps
  • sheep
  • softies
  • suckers
  • tenderfeet
  • tenderfoots
  • virgins
  • weaklings
  • wimps

naive

  • aboveboard
  • acquiescent
  • agreeable
  • amiable
  • artless
  • aw-shucks
  • beguiled
  • believing
  • callow
  • candid
  • careless
  • childish
  • childlike
  • confiding
  • countrified
  • credulous
  • deceivable
  • dewy
  • dewy-eyed
  • direct
  • duped
  • easy
  • exploitable
  • fictile
  • forthright
  • frank
  • free
  • free-spoken
  • fresh
  • gee-whiz
  • genuine
  • green
  • guileless
  • gullable
  • gulled
  • gullible
  • harmless
  • heedless
  • honest
  • idealistic
  • ignorant
  • immature
  • impractical
  • impressionable
  • impulsive
  • inexperienced
  • ingenuous
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • instinctive
  • jejune
  • lamb
  • like a babe in the woods
  • malleable
  • naif
  • natural
  • obliging
  • on the level
  • open
  • openhearted
  • original
  • overcredulous
  • patsy
  • persuadable
  • persuasible
  • plain
  • plainspoken
  • pliable
  • pliant
  • primitive
  • raw
  • real
  • simple
  • simple-minded
  • simpleminded
  • sincere
  • single-minded
  • spontaneous
  • square
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • sucker
  • susceptible
  • thoughtless
  • tricked
  • true
  • trustful
  • trusting
  • unaffected
  • uncritical
  • unforced
  • unguarded
  • unjaded
  • unknowing
  • unpretending
  • unpretentious
  • unrealistic
  • unschooled
  • unsophisticated
  • unstudied
  • unsuspecting
  • unsuspicious
  • untaught
  • unwary
  • unworldly
  • virgin
  • wide-eyed
  • yielding

saint

  • angel
  • babe
  • cherub
  • colt
  • cub
  • dove
  • dupe
  • fledgling
  • glorified soul
  • good person
  • greenhorn
  • holy being
  • ingenue
  • innocent
  • lamb
  • loved one
  • martyr
  • naif
  • newbie
  • pietist
  • pigeon
  • sap
  • sheep
  • softie
  • softy
  • sucker
  • tenderfoot
  • virgin
  • weakling
  • wimp

saints

  • angel
  • angels
  • babes
  • cherubim
  • cherubs
  • colts
  • cubs
  • doves
  • dupes
  • fledglings
  • glorified soul
  • good person
  • greenhorns
  • holy being
  • ingenues
  • innocents
  • lambs
  • loved one
  • martyr
  • naifs
  • newbies
  • pietist
  • pigeons
  • saps
  • sheep
  • softies
  • suckers
  • tenderfeet
  • tenderfoots
  • virgins
  • weaklings
  • wimps

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