Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "naive" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

sophisticated

Derived Terms

bionaive chemonaive drug naive drug-naive immunologically naive immunonaive naive falsificationism naive realist naively naiveness naivism naivist semi-naive

Context

computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

foolish ignorant inexperienced lacking

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

ultracredulous

Related Terms

babe in the woods be born yesterday beginner bumpkin greenhorn gullible ingenue just fell off the back of a turnip truck mark naif naivety naïf naïveté new new kid on the block newbie noob noobie rube sucker sweet summer child

Related Terms

childlike credulous experience intuitive judgement naif naïf sophisticated uninformed unsophisticated unworldly wisdom

Similar Terms

artless childlike credulous credulous dewy-eyed fleeceable fleeceable green gullible inexperienced inexperient ingenuous ingenuous innate innocent round eyed round-eyed simple simple minded simple-minded unconditioned unconditioned uninformed unlearned unsophisticated unsophisticated untrained unworldly wide-eyed

Synonym Network

primitive uninitiated uninstructed

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