INGENUOUSLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

ingenuously

adverb

Definition of ingenuously

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

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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

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Colquitt sincerely believes that her work can restore the dignity too often denied people in their last days.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
But the results and the action on the field were second to the experience for Baldwin, who was sincerely present in the moment during the two days of All-Star Game activities.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of sincerely

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Wednesday’s hierarchy openly predicted bumps in the road and one of them was felt on August 1, a week before the first competitive game of the new season.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Saudi Arabia and Turkey — two nations that have been openly hostile toward one another for much of the last decade — pledged to go to war in each other’s defense.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026

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Traffic in the waterway remains at less than a fifth of pre-war levels, and no genuinely safe shipping route exists in the region, according to a maritime intelligence group.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The rooms The property features 55 rooms designed to deliver a genuinely comfortable take on camping.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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