naive

The word “naive” has 2 syllables: na-ive

It's pronounced as /naɪˈiːv/

What is synonym and antonym for naive?

In the thesaurus, “naive” has 108 synonyms and 90 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for 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

Antonyms for naive

affected
arch
artful
artificial
assuming
aware
calculating
canny
careful
cautious
civilized
clear-eyed
clear-sighted
cosmopolitan
crafty
critical
crooked
cultivated
cultured
cunning
cynical
deceitful
deceptive
designing
devious
dishonest
dissembling
dissimulating
double-dealing
doubting
down-to-earth
experienced
fake
false
feigned
flattering
forced
foxy
guarded
guileful
hardheaded
hypocritical
incredulous
insincere
intelligent
knavish
knowing
knowledgeable
leary
leery
manipulative
mealymouthed
mistrustful
phoney
phony
polished
pragmatic
pragmatical
pretentious
realistic
refined
scheming
sharp
shifty
shrewd
skeptical
slick
slippery
sly
smooth
sober
sophisticated
strained
street-smart
streetwise
subtle
suspecting
suspicious
sycophantic
tricky
two-faced
unconvinced
unctuous
underhanded
wary
watchful
wily
wise
worldly
worldly-wise

Meanings of naive

noun
1. A naive person; a greenhorn.
adjective
1. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
2. Not having been exposed to something.
3. (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
4. Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.

Example Sentences

She was too naive to realize the true intentions behind his words.
Despite her intelligence, she remained naive when it came to matters of the heart.
The young explorer's naive optimism fueled his adventurous spirit.
It was clear that his naive approach to business would require some guidance.
The politician's naive promises left many skeptical about the proposed reforms.

On this page you'll find 198 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to naive, such as: aboveboard, acquiescent, affected, agreeable, amiable, arch, artful.

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