naïfs

variants or naifs
plural of naïf

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naïfs
Noun
  • Public health stats show maybe 5%-10% of those getting married in the United States are virgins at the altar.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Another bears an image of a sheep Statue of Liberty holding a selfie stick instead of a torch.
    David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
    Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.
    John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • While most small backyard birds build nests out of reach of dogs, the noise and activity of your family pet playing outside is unnerving for nesting birds, so keep them away until the fledglings leave the nest if possible.
    Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
  • Keeping pets indoors or supervised during nesting season can also help protect eggs and fledglings.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Dobbs even let her children get pet lambs.
    Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • For years, the standard treatment has involved avoiding foods that come from cows, pigs and lambs while carrying an epinephrine injector in case of medical emergency.
    Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Seen on the likes of Pamela Anderson, Ariana Grande, and most recently, Vera Wang, the micro bang was first popularized in the 1950s by film ingenues like Audrey Hepburn.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Also expected to return are Wilson’s ex-BFF Jesse Solomon, along with freshman cast member Mia Calabrese and other newbies added in Season 10.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • Maybe that’s not as appealing for newbies?
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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“Naïfs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/na%C3%AFfs. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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