as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself
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Recent Examples of guileless
Ardies plays Hulda, a guileless girl, full of excitement at the prospect of womanhood.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
The key for all these people has been a great smile — broad, toothy, guileless — to emphasize the schism between the Others’ experience of togetherness and Carol’s deepening loneliness.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
The baby made the rounds of the cabin, his guileless grin mirrored in faces all the way back to the aft toilet.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2025
Whereas the title Amerika emphasizes the setting, The Missing Person points to the novel’s focus on the travails of a guileless hero struggling to find his footing in a frenetic new world.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
The key for all these people has been a great smile — broad, toothy, guileless — to emphasize the schism between the Others’ experience of togetherness and Carol’s deepening loneliness.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
The baby made the rounds of the cabin, his guileless grin mirrored in faces all the way back to the aft toilet.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2025
Whereas the title Amerika emphasizes the setting, The Missing Person points to the novel’s focus on the travails of a guileless hero struggling to find his footing in a frenetic new world.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guileless
Adjective
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That conviction is unaffected by the Supreme Court action.—
Mark Sherman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The operations of the plant were unaffected.—
Garrett Downs,Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If that feeds through into hotter Consumer Price Index prints, the Fed's path to cutting gets narrower, and a hike becomes a genuine possibility rather than a fringe scenario.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Brown, who serves as executive chair of the BetterUp Center for Daring Leadership, says trust is earned in small, consistent moments when leaders show genuine interest in their employees’ lives.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With the intuitive Moon in your sign, your 1st House of Perception asks for honest self-expression without overthinking.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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More astute attention to character development, and more honest portrayals of how most of us really live.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Critics of the system say its an invasion of privacy that creates a mass surveillance network and tracks innocent people during their daily travels.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 50-year-old coach said the interaction was completely innocent.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Styles for men and women are available -- all with Allbirds design philosophy that's clean, modern and perfectly simple -- lightweight, bouncy and wildly comfortable.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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On April 18, that reverence will look like music, laughter and a line of people waiting for something hot out of the fryer — a simple plate carrying stories from across the world, all landing in one place.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest are also set to reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the Owens sisters, always encouraging them to embrace their true magical selves.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Aid groups say the true toll could be much higher as access to areas of fighting across the vast country remains limited.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There is still an almost naïve charm to how Aras speaks about hockey, his new obsession.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Felix is not naïve about this process.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Guileless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guileless. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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