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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
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.
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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
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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Wole returned his gaze, equally sincerely, but Sylvester jumped between them, grabbing Wole’s hand as their father let go.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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In criticizing how some Republicans reacted to Charlie Kirk's death, Jimmy Kimmel alleged that conservatives were using Kirk's assassination for political advantage rather than mourning the conservative activist sincerely.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But maybe the two of them deserved each other, honestly.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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This pregnancy has been amazing, honestly.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Korean Cinema’s Crisis Was the Headline Far from being whispered about in corridors, Korean cinema’s crisis was front and center throughout BIFF, with industry leaders using the platform to openly diagnose challenges and seek solutions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Either way, Bondi has set the stage for presidents to openly use the department to prosecute their political enemies, in a move that could come back to haunt Republicans if Democrats take control of the White House.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Acting like a child in the locker room and not even facing reporters postgame is simply unacceptable.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Kindle Scribe has always been about focusing on reading and writing without distractions, and this update simply enhances that experience without getting off track and adding fluff.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Here guests can start their day with a quiet breakfast, return for a cocktail in the evening, or gather casually with locals.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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Last November, the pair made headlines when Stewart lightly pushed Barrymore — who was casually petting her shoulder — away from her during a conversation about relationships on the latter's talk show.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Naively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naively. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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