as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
had an uncritical trust in the nation's leaders
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Recent Examples of uncritical
In a long-ago movie, emblematic of America’s uncritical, dangerous addiction to nostalgia, Kevin Costner played a farmer who mows down his corn field in order to create a baseball diamond so that the ghosts of former baseball players can come and play there.
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Sayantani Dasgupta
february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s really nothing a politician desires more than an uncritical propaganda platform.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Then there’s a turn, when the human impact of the case comes to the fore and what the creators presume to be our uncritical fascination with murder schlock is challenged.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
The era was far from the utopian Camelot suggested by uncritical romanticized mythology.
—Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
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Sayantani Dasgupta
february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s really nothing a politician desires more than an uncritical propaganda platform.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Then there’s a turn, when the human impact of the case comes to the fore and what the creators presume to be our uncritical fascination with murder schlock is challenged.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
The era was far from the utopian Camelot suggested by uncritical romanticized mythology.
—Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncritical
Adjective
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Sokoloff seems to believe that his oversight will be more welcomed at city hall while history tells us that this is deeply naive.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Trusting politicians with that spending record to stop at taxing billionaires is reckless and naive.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Two of the victims were shot and one, an innocent housewife, was buried alive.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Slater was injured during an innocent-looking drill during training camp and sat out all season.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The actor, 39, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of simple battery in a Louisiana criminal court Wednesday, June 3, according to records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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At the time, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed its officers charged LaBeouf with two counts of simple battery for allegedly assaulting two men near a bar in the French Quarter.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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“Uncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncritical. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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