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or naif
as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
the senator, newly elected and still naïf, will learn soon enough how Washington really works
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or naif
as in virgin
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naïf
Adjective
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Jane’s voice shifts from that of a naïve girl to that of a capable young woman as Laser traces her path out of the wilderness.—
AudioFile Magazine
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025 -
His hesitation has been seen publicly as naïve and risky, eroding faith in the monarchy.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to Castro, nuns, who were supposed to be professional virgins—no Duke of Monmouth for them—could try bloodletting or enemas for a cure.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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Shin Soon-ae died a virgin and believes her unfinished ghost business is to get laid.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For those with different color preferences, the collection is also available (and on sale) in stunning blue and green shades as well.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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The sheer green gown featured black floral motifs throughout and a three-dimensional belt that circled her head, shoulders and hips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By the way, Valera wasn’t the only inexperienced Guardian to make a pivotal play.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fleck said that type of at-the-line adjustment is atypical for such an inexperienced player; Lindsey was making only his fourth collegiate start.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Tucson and Flagstaff are also seeing fledgling technology companies based around the defense and aerospace industries.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Risher decided to leave the tech giant to join the fledgling online retailer, Gates himself sent an email and called him into his office.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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The indestructible Gill, still strolling the fairways of the magazine, was more than welcoming to a greenhorn.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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In the first It movie (2017) directed by Andy Muschietti, a young Mike Hanlon (Chason Jacobs) goes to work at the family sheep farm.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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For our money, the noise wins out every time, with the notable exception of scenes including that sheep.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Naïf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/na%C3%AFf. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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