| Main Entry: |
natural |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
open, unaffected |
Synonyms: |
artless, being oneself,
candid,
childlike,
credulous,
direct,
easy, folksy,
forthright,
frank,
genuine, homey,
ignorant,
impulsive, inartificial,
ingenuous,
innocent,
instinctive,
laid-back*,
naive,
plain,
primitive,
provincial,
real,
rustic,
simple, simplehearted,
sincere,
spontaneous,
straightforward,
trusting, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unfeigned, unforced, unlabored, unpolished,
unpretentious, unschooled,
unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, up-front
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Antonyms: |
affected, artificial, pretended, unnatural
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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