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or naïvely
as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
she naively admitted to the job interviewer that she actually had little work experience
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Recent Examples of naively
When the frame shifts up and over the reservoir’s edge, Copco 1 appears as a concrete colossus, standing sentry over the river naively burbling below.
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Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
But owner Danny Meyer wants to remind you about its days as a scrappy ingénue, naïvely determined to show this gritty city a thing or two about democratic dining.
—Christine Muhlke, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
Mills’ team works from what’s known about the physical Earth over deep time, and then lets the model naïvely produce the temperature estimates on its own.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Many wealth management strategies naively assume that rate cuts automatically benefit all equities equally.
—Elie Nour, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Rising health care costs are never far from many of our minds — the millions of people soon to be kicked off Medicaid but also plenty of us who thought, naively, that the well-insured would never need to worry.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
But owner Danny Meyer wants to remind you about its days as a scrappy ingénue, naïvely determined to show this gritty city a thing or two about democratic dining.
—Christine Muhlke, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
Mills’ team works from what’s known about the physical Earth over deep time, and then lets the model naïvely produce the temperature estimates on its own.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Many wealth management strategies naively assume that rate cuts automatically benefit all equities equally.
—Elie Nour, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Rising health care costs are never far from many of our minds — the millions of people soon to be kicked off Medicaid but also plenty of us who thought, naively, that the well-insured would never need to worry.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naively
Adverb
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My parents’ house is sincerely stunning; my mom designed the whole thing.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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Gee previously rejected many of Dunbar’s other legal claims, but left it up to a jury to decide whether his religious beliefs are sincerely held.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This one’s not particularly bizarre, honestly.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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And honestly, Kamie was exactly what the show needed.—
Sumayya Tobah,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Victoria Paris, who has amassed 2 million TikTok followers, has openly shared her strategy of posting 10-plus videos daily to boost her visibility and grow her audience.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rather than bottling them up or dismissing them, she’s made a conscious effort to speak openly about the struggle.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That’s simply because of the person speaking.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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When laundry day rolls around, simply throw the durable topper in the laundry with the rest of your bedding for easy maintenance and tumble dry with no heat.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Perry, who earlier this year split from her longtime partner and father of her daughter, the actor Orlando Bloom, was wearing a dark one-piece bathing suit, with her hair swept casually into a bun.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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The collared neck, button-down front, and tie-waist detail provide a dressier look, but the breathable material and loose fit allows it to be worn casually as well.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Naively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naively. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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