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ingenue

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variants: or ingénue

Synonyms & Antonyms of ingenue

an innocent girl or young woman

In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ingenue

babe,
colt,
cub,
fledgling,
greenhorn,
naïf
(or naif),
newbie,
tenderfoot,
virgin

angel,
dove,
innocent,
lamb,
sheep

cherub,
saint

softy
(or softie),
weakling,
wimp

dupe,
pigeon,
sap,
sucker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ingenue

bully,
roughneck,
rowdy,
tough

beast,
boor,
cad,
churl,
clown,
creep,
cretin,
cur,
heel,
jerk,
joker,
louse,
lout,
slob

shark,
skunk,
snake,
stinker

devil,
knave,
miscreant,
no-good,
rapscallion,
rascal,
reprobate,
rogue,
scalawag
(or scallywag),
scamp,
scoundrel,
varlet,
villain

wolf

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