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
The era was far from the utopian Camelot suggested by uncritical romanticized mythology.
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Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
The news report marked a rare instance of Colvin facing media scrutiny, in contrast to the largely uncritical coverage that has consistently propped him up since When the Game Stands Tall was released.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
For one thing, the Presidential election in the U.S. had gone his way: Kamala Harris would never have matched the uncritical support offered by Trump.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
This uncritical treatment of international election observation, however, ignores a more complicated reality: that monitors can have both positive and negative effects.
—Susan D. Hyde, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2011
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Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
The news report marked a rare instance of Colvin facing media scrutiny, in contrast to the largely uncritical coverage that has consistently propped him up since When the Game Stands Tall was released.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
For one thing, the Presidential election in the U.S. had gone his way: Kamala Harris would never have matched the uncritical support offered by Trump.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
This uncritical treatment of international election observation, however, ignores a more complicated reality: that monitors can have both positive and negative effects.
—Susan D. Hyde, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncritical
Adjective
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The naive notion that America protects its own has remained largely intact, until the current administration declared that anyone who’s not with them is against them.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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So like Dorthy Gale, Gail is a naive young girl from Kansas.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mangione has pleaded innocent to federal and state murder charges; the state charges carry the possibility of life in prison.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Several right-wing social media figures and conservative commentators have also shared the video and suggested that Pretti was not an innocent bystander, but rather someone who was deliberately seeking confrontation.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 18-year-old was also charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor and summary charges of harassment and disorderly conduct.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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With similar pressures and temperatures to those found at Earth’s surface, Venus, up above its cloud-tops, might already be home to simple but hardy microbial life forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Uncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncritical. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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