naive
adjective
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Sense 1 adjective
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
a teenager's naive ignorance of life
Related & opposite
- credulous also see
- uninformed also see
- unworldly also see
- sophisticated antonym
- naivete derivation
- round-eyed similar to
- credulous similar to
- gullible similar to
- ingenuous similar to
- simple-minded similar to
- unsophisticated similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
inexperienced
Related & opposite
- naivete derivation
- unconditioned similar to
Sense 4 adjective
lacking information or instruction
lamentably unenlightened as to the laws
Related & opposite
- naivete derivation
- uninformed similar to
Sense 5 adjective
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes
Related & opposite
- naivete derivation
- uninitiate derivation
- inexperienced similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | credulous |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | uninformed |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unworldly |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | sophisticated |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | naivete |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | round-eyed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | credulous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | gullible |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ingenuous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | simple-minded |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsophisticated |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | fine arts |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | untrained |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | naivete |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unconditioned |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | naivete |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | uninformed |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | naivete |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | uninitiate |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inexperienced |