Synonyms of childlike

childlike

adjective

as in naive

resembling or suggesting a child; like that of a child

a childlike honesty

He had a childlike innocence that others found endearing.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• genuine
• simple
• true
• real
• natural
• unsophisticated
• unworldly
• guileless
• naïve
• impressionable
• wide-eyed
• spontaneous
• ingenuous
• artless
• inexperienced
• malleable
• innocent
• sincere
• unaffected
• simpleminded
• unpretentious
• plain
• unpretending
• gee-whiz
• frank
• honest
• dewy-eyed
• candid
• unstudied
• unforced
• persuadable
• trustful
• straightforward
• persuasible
• trusting
• openhearted
• unguarded
• direct
• plainspoken
• single-minded
• gullible
• free
• straight
• free-spoken
• open
• susceptible
• exploitable
• unwary
• gullable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• worldly
• cynical
• critical
• cosmopolitan
• suspicious
• skeptical
• wary
• civilized
• mistrustful
• cultured
• unchildlike
• manipulative
• deceptive
• polished
• refined
• worldly-wise
• subtle
• hypocritical
• seasoned
• devious
• cunning
• cultivated
• deceitful
• crooked
• shrewd
• sly
• smooth
• sharp
• crafty
• wily
• slippery
• slick
• shifty
• tricky
• designing
• foxy
• scheming
• artificial
• sycophantic
• flattering
• false
• calculating
• unctuous
• underhanded
• arch
• artful
• feigned
• assuming
• insincere
• strained
• pretentious
• dishonest
• affected
• phony
• fake
• forced
• double-dealing
• canny
• knavish
• two-faced
• phoney
• guileful
• mealymouthed
• dissembling
• dissimulating