1
as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
"You look nice," she commented innocently
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as in chastely
with purity of thought and deed
very young children approach the world so innocently
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Recent Examples of innocently
Bethenny Frankel was innocently applying a roller on her face to help with inflammation on Thursday on Instagram.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The mistake begins innocently enough.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The story starts innocently enough.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
What began as innocently wagering ten or twenty bucks on games escalated to putting $5,000 on long-shot parlays, day after day.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Mainstream media didn’t care about Brown and Black youth above Central Park innocently losing their lives.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
But why didn’t the scholarship go to any of the students at that school, Alberta Dome innocently wonders?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
Participating gas stations innocently suggest using points to lower your out-of-pocket cost at the pump.
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
His friend had innocently landed on that scene.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The mistake begins innocently enough.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The story starts innocently enough.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
What began as innocently wagering ten or twenty bucks on games escalated to putting $5,000 on long-shot parlays, day after day.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Mainstream media didn’t care about Brown and Black youth above Central Park innocently losing their lives.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
But why didn’t the scholarship go to any of the students at that school, Alberta Dome innocently wonders?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
Participating gas stations innocently suggest using points to lower your out-of-pocket cost at the pump.
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
His friend had innocently landed on that scene.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocently
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The back support was there, and as someone who’s five eleven, that was sincerely appreciated.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2026
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Play sincerely, and let joy lead your craft.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Davie spoke very freely and openly ahead of his exit.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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This was back in the days when Ross openly talked, even joked with the media, back in a time when things were funny.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In other words, the sun may not have arrived in a life-friendly environment purely by chance, but rather as a consequence of the formation of the galactic bar.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Officials said Abu Dhabi’s posture in the war was purely defensive and would remain so, while reiterating the country’s right to defend its sovereignty.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gosling seems genuinely interested in the watches, meaning the partnership feels authentic and the watch cameos not overly forced.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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So excited to have properly chilled wine.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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The track was built properly, with the fencing, the walls.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Trump has seen previous presidents either kick the can down the road or naively believe that the current Iranian regime could be trusted.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Putting this season aside, the job of coaching one of Scotland’s big two could be naively regarded as a cakewalk.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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If it is now widely accepted that truthful portrayals of war are both technically and morally impossible, what are artists still obligated to picture in this moment when war is proliferating across the globe?—
Hanlu Zhang,
Artforum,
10 Mar. 2026
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In a show filled with a wide range of morally and ethically questionable characters, Wilding makes Nova into possibly the story’s purest hero, single-handedly pushing the plot forward at certain points.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The glorious sweep of progress toward Roman civilization and prosperity means the end of an idyllic, virtuously rustic Golden Age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Innocently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocently. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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