Ingenuous Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭn-jĕn'yo͝o-əs

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Synonyms for Ingenuous

straightforward
Honest and frank:
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candid
Very honest or frank in what one says or writes
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undisguised
Not disguised, plainly visible.
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artless
Having or displaying no guile or deceit; honest or sincere:
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plain
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
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guileless
Free from guile; honest but naïve.
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innocent
Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous:
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natural
That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
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simple
(--- Biology) Having no divisions or branches; not compound:
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unaffected
Not changed, affected, or influenced
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unstudied
Not gotten by study or conscious effort
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unworldly
Having or showing little understanding of the ways of the world; naive or impractical:
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direct
By the shortest way, without turning or stopping; not roundabout; not interrupted; straight
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downright
Directly to the point; plain; unambiguous; unevasive.
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forthright
(Archaic) Proceeding straight ahead.
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honest
Showing fairness and sincerity; straightforward; free from deceit
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man-to-man
Marked by candid interaction between men:
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open
Carried on in full view of others; not hidden or private:
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plainspoken
Frank; straightforward; blunt.
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straight
Not altered, embellished, or modified:
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straight-out
Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise.
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unreserved
Not held back for a particular person:
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straight-from-the-shoulder
Frank and forthright:
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straight-shooting
(Informal) Characterized by candor, honesty, ethical behavior, etc.
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childlike
Belonging or suitable to a child
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naif
Naive
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sincere
The definition of sincere is true or honest.
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trustful
Trusting or willing to trust.
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Antonyms for Ingenuous

dishonest
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
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disingenuous
Slyly deceptive or misleading, typically by means of a pretense of ignorance or unawareness
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sly
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
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deceitful
Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
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Words Related to Ingenuous

frank
(Medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
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naive
The definition of naive is being immature, unaware or overly trusting.
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clear
Free from impediment or obstruction; open
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show
Show describes something related to a performance.
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ironical
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impudent
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Ingenuous Sentence Examples

  • Beside, there's no such thing as idiot-proof; idiots are far too ingenuous.

  • Cleverly segueing between stories... von Stockert's use of props and set is also ingenuous.

  • Personal statements Personal statements tend to come over as a rather ingenuous hard sell.

  • He has, indeed, a true love of England, sometimes not without a suspicion of insularity, but always fresh and ingenuous.

  • But he was the one man of ability who could hope to rule the debris of the kingdom of Jerusalem with success; he was the master of an Italian statecraft which gave him the advantage over his ingenuous rival; and Richard was finally forced to recognize him as king (April 11 9 2).

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