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| Main Entry: | ingenuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, trustful |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, childlike, frank, green*, guileless, innocent, naive, natural, open, outspoken, plain, simple, sincere, square, straightforward, trusting, unaffected, unreserved, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, up front, like a babe in the woods, unartful, unartificial, undisguised |
| Notes: | ingenious is 'clever, brilliant'; ingenuous is 'frank, candid' or 'naïve' ingenuous means 'naïve, easily deceived, unsuspecting; foolish' - and disingenuous means 'calculating, deceptive' |
| Antonyms: | deceitful, dishonest, sly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | artless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple |
| Synonyms: | direct, genuine, guileless, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, open, plain, pure, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious, unsophisticated, up front, talking turkey, uncontrived |
| Antonyms: | artful, complicated, contrived, pretentious, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | candid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bluff, blunt, equal, equitable, fair, forthright, frank, free, genuine, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, just, objective, open, outspoken, plain, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unbiased, unequivocal, unprejudiced, up front, upright, frontal, right up front, talking turkey, telling it like it is, uncolored, unpretended |
| Antonyms: | artful, deceitful, devious, lying, tricky |
| Main Entry: | childlike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | innocent, naive |
| Synonyms: | artless, childish, credulous, guileless, immature, ingenuous, natural, simple, spontaneous, trusting, unaffected, unfeigned, trustful |
| Antonyms: | complicated, untrusting |
| Main Entry: | frank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | completely honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, apparent, artless, blunt, bold, brazen, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out*, forthright, free, guileless, ingenuous, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, real, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright, bare-faced, call a spade a spade, from the hip, heart-to-heart, lay it on the line, like it is, plain-spoken, saying what one thinks, undisguised |
| Antonyms: | devious, dishonest, evasive, insincere, secretive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guileless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, artless, candid, frank, genuine, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, open, simple, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, simple-minded, undesigning |
| Antonyms: | artful, clever, crafty, cunning, deceitful, dishonest, tricky, guileful |
| Main Entry: | honest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truthful, candid |
| Synonyms: | authentic, bona fide*, conscientious, decent, direct, equitable, ethical, fair, fair and square, forthright, frank, genuine, high-minded*, honorable, impartial, ingenuous, just, on the level*, open, outright, plain, proper, real, reliable, reputable, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, unfeigned, upright, veracious, virtuous, above-board, law-abiding, lay it on the line, like it is, no lie, on the up and up, true blue, undisguised, upfront, what you see is what you get |
| Antonyms: | deceptive, devious, dishonest, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, treacherous, untrustworthy, untruthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impressionable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily taught; gullible |
| Synonyms: | affected, feeling, impressible, ingenuous, open, perceptive, plastic*, receptive, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible, vulnerable, affectable, influenceable, sensile, suggestible, susceptive, wax-like |
| Antonyms: | obstinate, stubborn, unresponsive, insusceptible, unimpressionable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | naive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | childlike, trusting |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, artless, callow, candid, countrified, credulous, forthright, frank, fresh, green*, guileless, gullible, harmless, ignorant, impulsive, ingenuous, innocent, innocuous, instinctive, jejune, natural, open, original, patsy*, plain, simple, sincere, spontaneous, square, sucker, unaffected, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, untaught, unworldly, virgin, confiding, lamb, like a babe in the woods, simple-minded, unjaded, unsuspicious, wide-eyed |
| Antonyms: | experienced, leery, skeptical, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | truthful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, honest |
| Synonyms: | believable, candid, correct, exact, factual, faithful, forthright, frank, guileless, ingenuous, just, kosher*, literal, on the level*, open, outspoken, precise, real, realistic, reliable, righteous, scrupulous, sincere, square, straight, straightforward, true, true-blue*, trustworthy, unfeigned, unreserved, veracious, veritable, legit, like it is, on the up and up, plainspoken, truth-telling |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, hypocritical, inaccurate, lying, untruthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unguarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thoughtless; unwary |
| Synonyms: | accessible, artless, candid, careless, casual, direct, foolhardy, frank, headlong, heedless, honest, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, indiscreet, ingenuous, naive, offhand, rash, spontaneous, straightforward, unconscious, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwise, vulnerable, weak, ill-considered, unalert, uncircumspect, undiplomatic, unreflective, unvigilant, unwatchful |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | unsophisticated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | natural, simple |
| Synonyms: | artless, authentic, bush-league*, callow, childlike, clean, corny*, crude, folksy, genuine, green*, guileless, homey*, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, kid*, naive, plain, pure, raw, rookie, straightforward, unadulterated, unaffected, uncomplicated, unrefined, unschooled, unstudied, unworldly, cornball, unartificial, uninvolved, untutored, wide-eyed |
| Antonyms: | cultured, experienced, refined, sophisticated, worldly, upper-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsuspecting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gullible |
| Synonyms: | credulous, easy, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, naive, simple, swallowing, trusting, unconscious, unwary, confiding, off guard, taken in, trustful, undoubting, unsuspicious, unwarned |
| Antonyms: | conscious, expecting, knowing, realizing, suspecting |
| Main Entry: | versatile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjustable, flexible |
| Synonyms: | able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, mobile, plastic, pliable, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied, all-purpose, ambidextrous, many-sided, multifaceted, protean, puttylike |
| Antonyms: | inflexible, limited, unadjustable |
| Main Entry: | unaffected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, direct, folksy*, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, homey*, ingenuous, modest, naive, natural, plain, simple, sincere, single, spontaneous, straightforward, true, unassuming, unpretentious, unschooled, unstudied, up front, unartificial, unspoilt |
| Antonyms: | refined, sophisticated, unnatural |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | green |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexperienced |
| Synonyms: | callow, credulous, fresh, gullible, ignorant, immature, inexpert, ingenuous, innocent, naive, new, raw, tenderfoot*, unpolished, unseasoned, unskillful, unsophisticated, untrained, unversed, young, youthful, unconversant, unpracticed, wet behind the ears |
| Antonyms: | experienced, expert, skilled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | innocent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmless, naive |
| Synonyms: | artless, childlike, credulous, frank, fresh, guileless, gullible, ignorant, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocuous, inoffensive, open, raw, safe, simple, soft, square, unacquainted, unfamiliar, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, youthful, hurtless, innoxious, inobnoxious, offenseless, unartificial, uncool, unhurtful, uninjurious, unmalicious, unobjectionable, unoffensive, unsuspicious, well-intentioned, wellmeant, wide-eyed |
| Antonyms: | cunning, experienced, impure, knowledgeable |
| Main Entry: | natural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unaffected |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, childlike, credulous, direct, easy, folksy, forthright, frank, genuine, homey*, ignorant, impulsive, ingenuous, innocent, instinctive, laid-back*, naive, plain, primitive, provincial, real, rustic, simple, sincere, spontaneous, straightforward, trusting, unfeigned, unpolished, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, being oneself, inartificial, simplehearted, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unforced, unlabored, up-front |
| Antonyms: | affected, artificial, pretended, unnatural |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward in speech |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, artless, blunt, candid, direct, forthright, frank, guileless, honest, impolite, ingenuous, open, outspoken, rude, sincere |
| Antonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, imperceptible, incomprehensible, obscure, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | transparent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious, understandable |
| Synonyms: | apparent, articulate, artless, candid, clear-cut, direct, distinct, easy, evident, explicit, forthright, frank, guileless, honest, ingenuous, manifest, open, patent, perspicuous, plain, self-explanatory, sincere, straight, straightforward, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable, unsophisticated, visible, distinguishable, easily seen, plain-spoken, recognizable, undisguised |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, questionable, unclear, unintelligible, vague |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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