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
At first, the backlash received largely uncritical coverage.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 July 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
Avoid both uncritical enthusiasm and reflexive opposition.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The board members were uncritical of the mega project and did not discuss project specifics, noting instead that their vote was specific to the negotiation contract.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 July 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
Avoid both uncritical enthusiasm and reflexive opposition.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The board members were uncritical of the mega project and did not discuss project specifics, noting instead that their vote was specific to the negotiation contract.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncritical
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Ma’s description of enormous, glistening grocery stores could be explained as the musings of a person who longs for stability and plentitude, or of a naive character who thinks of America as a land of boundless riches.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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But these juvenile white sharks may be naive to orcas.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Given sun in just the proper dose, which is no more than three or four hours of direct daily exposure, its innocent look of youth may persist for a decade.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to Bruce Blair, a former Air Force launch officer and nuclear policy expert, between 1962 and the mid-1970s the most powerful digits on the globe were simple – eight zeros.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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That something as simple as a COVID vaccine might improve survival in cancer patients receiving standard immunotherapy has taken oncologists by surprise — in a good way.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Uncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncritical. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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