uncritical

adjective un·crit·i·cal \ ˌən-ˈkri-ti-kəl \

Definition of uncritical

1 :not critical :lacking in discrimination

2 :showing lack or improper use of critical standards or procedures

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uncritically

play \ˌən-ˈkri-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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The senator's uncritical support for the measure reflects his poor judgment.
had an uncritical trust in the nation's leaders

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The report’s dismissal of the role of religion garnered the most public attention, chiefly due to a woefully uncritical story in The Independent.

— graeme wood, The Atlantic, "What We Still Don’t Know About the Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters," 19 Aug. 2017
Does a documentary that takes a seemingly uncritical, almost reality-TV-style look at a small-town wannabe skinhead like the 36-year-old Daliborek amount to giving him a platform for his admittedly confused or at least not very consistent ideas?

— boyd van hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The White World According to Daliborek' ('Svet podle Daliborka'): Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2017," 7 July 2017
Though far from uncritical, biographers of Jefferson in the postwar years up to, roughly, the early 1970s—scholars like Dumas Malone and Merrill Peterson—treated him with sympathy and celebrated his Enlightenment ideals.

— william anthony hay, WSJ, "Jefferson in the Flesh," 29 June 2017
That’s not to say that Roy is an uncritical observer of the Indian left.

— neha sharma, New Republic, "Arundhati Roy Has Reinvented the Social Novel," 27 June 2017
The president declines to adopt the customary U.S. stance in favor of democracy and human rights, instead offering autocratic leaders such as Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi his uncritical embrace.

— eugene robinson, The Denver Post, "Given Trump’s moral vacuum, the world must step in," 1 June 2017
The president declines to adopt the customary U.S. stance in favor of democracy and human rights, instead offering autocratic leaders such as Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi his uncritical embrace.

— eugene robinson, The Mercury News, "Robinson: Trump abdicates world leadership role," 1 June 2017
That uncritical approach doesn’t make her film any less watchable.

— jane horwitz, The Denver Post, "Fascinating “Obit” explores the arcane art of celebrating the newsworthy life," 24 May 2017
Orwell’s admiration of Churchill, while not uncritical, is clear enough.

— richard aldous, New York Times, "Critical Thinkers: The Ties That Bind Orwell and Churchill," 23 May 2017

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Synonyms

aw-shucks, dewy, dewy-eyed, green, ingenuous, innocent, naïf (or naif), primitive, simple, simpleminded, naive, unknowing, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, wide-eyed

Antonyms

cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

Related Words

callow, childish, immature, inexperienced, raw; childlike, idealistic, impractical, unrealistic; believing, credulous, gullible (also gullable), susceptible, trustful, trusting, unguarded; beguiled, duped, gulled, tricked; careless, heedless, thoughtless

Near Antonyms

critical, cynical, doubting, incredulous, skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, unconvinced; careful, cautious, guarded, leery (also leary), wary, watchful; down-to-earth, hardheaded, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic, sober; street-smart, streetwise

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: not expressing or willing to express appropriate criticism or disapproval : not critical

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