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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
Schmidt is hardly alone in naively extrapolating this trend out and concluding that, in the limit, AI will inevitably consume all the energy in the world.
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Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Readers might think that from the perspective of the dog my engagement with its gaze is naively anthropocentric.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Educators are no longer naively wondering if students will use generative AI to do their homework for them.
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Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Educators are no longer naively wondering if students will use generative AI to do their homework for them.
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Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Many Marylanders naively believed BGE was simply doing the community a favor.
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Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
Some part of me–naively–trusted that the shoe would be supportive and comfortable, even throughout a 12-hour marathon of dancing and walking around the festival.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
Trump has seen previous presidents either kick the can down the road or naively believe that the current Iranian regime could be trusted.
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Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Putting this season aside, the job of coaching one of Scotland’s big two could be naively regarded as a cakewalk.
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The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Readers might think that from the perspective of the dog my engagement with its gaze is naively anthropocentric.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Educators are no longer naively wondering if students will use generative AI to do their homework for them.
—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Educators are no longer naively wondering if students will use generative AI to do their homework for them.
—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Many Marylanders naively believed BGE was simply doing the community a favor.
—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
Some part of me–naively–trusted that the shoe would be supportive and comfortable, even throughout a 12-hour marathon of dancing and walking around the festival.
—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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,
8 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naively
Adverb
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Here was a government that had explicitly borrowed from Beijing’s developmental playbook and sincerely attempted to imitate it, but failed.
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My favorite depictions of this city know its real history is too cuckoo to capture sincerely; straight reenactments make the production of 35mm masterpieces look as piddly as Shrinky Dinks.
Adverb
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So, while certain claims about the recent test appear to be hyperbolic, this is genuinely an impressive technical achievement for the team behind it.
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Spontaneous travel or conversation with someone from a different background could be genuinely enlightening.
Adverb
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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
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On top of that, Kelce appeared on the cover of GQ magazine and spoke openly about his and Swift’s relationship for the first time with a major publication.
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“Naively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naively. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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