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ingenuous - 20 thesaurus results
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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