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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'naive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) naive, naif
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
Synonyms: naive, 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. (adj) primitive, naive
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
Synonyms: rude, uninstructed, uninitiate, unenlightened, naive, 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. (adj) naive
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. (adj) uninstructed, unenlightened, naive
lacking information or instruction
Synonyms: naive, 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. (adj) uninitiate, uninitiated, naive
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
Synonyms: naive, 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


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'naive' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

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
Synonyms: candid, aboveboard, honest, open, truthful, artless, impartial, simple, unbiased, fair, ingenuous, sincere, unprejudiced, frank, innocent, straightforward, unreserved, guileless, naive, transparent, unsophisticated
Antonyms: adroit, cunning, diplomatic, intriguing, sharp, subtle, artful, deceitful, foxy, knowing, shrewd, tricky, crafty, designing, insincere, maneuvering, sly, wily


'naive' - Nearby Entries  

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