Synonyms of ingenuously

ingenuously

adverb

as in sincerely

without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration

like some other supermodels, she ingenuously claims that she doesn't consider herself beautiful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sincerely
• openly
• genuinely
• naively
• innocently
• casually
• freely
• naturally
• honestly
• guilelessly
• simply
• unaffectedly
• unpretentiously
• artlessly
• unfeignedly
• truly
• candidly
• frankly
• coolly
• nonchalantly
• informally
• matter-of-factly
• unceremoniously
• openheartedly
• relaxedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• artificially
• hypocritically
• unnaturally
• affectedly
• pretentiously
• falsely
• insincerely
• artfully
• deceptively
• dishonestly
• deceitfully
• cannily
• slyly
• sharply
• cunningly
• deviously
• craftily
• archly
• insidiously
• furtively
• slickly
• calculatingly
• underhanded
• flatteringly
• unctuously
• underhandedly
• shiftily
• underhand
• sycophantically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingenuously

Mining the multitude of horror movie references that the show ingenuously employs? — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Saved from demolition and ingenuously repurposed as a restaurant in 2020, the old rail ties used to make the bar, The Depot is now one of the places to be in a growing, bustling city of 25,000. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026