INGENUE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

ingenue

noun

variants or ingénue

Definition of ingenue

as in angel

an innocent girl or young woman In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue.

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Recent Examples of ingenue Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 The inarguable breakout star of the 2026 awards season was Chase Infiniti, whose starring role in One Battle After Another swiftly elevated her from Hollywood ingenue to budding A-lister. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026 In wrestling terms, Ghost plays the babyface ingenue to her more jaded collaborators’ heels. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026 Zendaya reinvented herself from Disney Channel ingenue into bona fide superstar with her two-time Emmy-winning performance as teen drug addict Rue in seasons 1 and 2. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ingenue

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Noun

Its website lists celebrity angel investors, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore and Drew Barrymore.

— Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2026, Us Weekly first reported that Brady is dating Victoria’s Secret angel Candice Swanepoel.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of angel

Noun

Chris regards his role in the deaths and disappearances of thousands of innocents with a weary shrug—and, on rare dark nights of the soul, a piddling note of regret.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
The novel’s interest lies in the innocents on both sides of the divide, in the question of how to repair and understand one another.

— Emma Alpern, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of innocent

Noun

Commitments to replace virgin down with recycled or animal-free alternatives accounted for 85 percent of the reduction commitments identified.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of virgin

Noun

Yet within just two weeks of departing, the fledglings had traveled an average of nearly 1,000 kilometers, or approximately 621 miles.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Going into the ceremony, fans were excited to see fledgling soap Beyond the Gates contending for its flowers.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026

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