adjadj.allmarked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experienceSynset:naif
Examples:- a teenager's naive ignorance of life
- the naive assumption that things can only get better
- this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances
Antonyms:sophisticated
Derivationally Related Form:naiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:naive
Similar to:childlike dewy-eyed round-eyed simple wide-eyed credulous fleeceable green gullible ingenuous innocent simple-minded unsophisticated unworldly
See also:credulous uninformed unworldly
adj satadj.allof or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in styleTopic:beaux artsfine arts
Synset:primitive
Examples:- primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
Antonyms:trained
Inherited Hypernyms:primitive
Similar to:untrained
adj satadj.allinexperiencedAntonyms:conditioned
Derivationally Related Form:naiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:naive
Similar to:innate unconditioned unlearned
adj satadj.alllacking information or instructionSynset:unenlightened uninstructed
Examples:- lamentably unenlightened as to the laws
Antonyms:informed
Derivationally Related Form:naiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:uninstructed
Similar to:uninformed
adj satadj.allnot initiated; deficient in relevant experienceSynset:uninitiate uninitiated
Examples:- it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes
- he took part in the experiment as a naive subject
Antonyms:experienced
Derivationally Related Form:naivenessuninitiate
Inherited Hypernyms:uninitiate
Similar to:inexperienced inexperient