Synonyms, Grades 9–10: Naive

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  1. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  2. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  3. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  4. unaffected
    free of artificiality; sincere and genuine
  5. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  6. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  7. wide-eyed
    exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
  8. unsophisticated
    not wise in the ways of the world
  9. green
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  10. unworldly
    not wise in the ways of the world
  11. dewy-eyed
    exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
  12. impressionable
    easily influenced
  13. naif
    marked by unaffected simplicity and lack of experience
  14. uninitiated
    lacking relevant knowledge or experience
  15. callow
    young and inexperienced
  16. fledgling
    young and inexperienced
  17. inexperienced
    lacking practical experience or training
  18. unversed
    not having had extensive practice
  19. unseasoned
    not tried or tested by experience
  20. childlike
    exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
  21. innocent
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  22. unfledged
    young and inexperienced
Created on Fri Feb 27 16:41:05 EST 2026 (updated Fri Feb 27 16:44:29 EST 2026)

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