naïve
Example Sentences
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In recent months, this idea has taken visual form across fashion runways, with brands from Chanel to Acne Studios showcasing childlike sketches, often referred to as ‘naive design’.
From Los Angeles Times
Speaking at the trial of Paul Quinn, the woman said she was "very naive" and had "listened to what the police said" when she raised her identification concerns.
From BBC
"I'm not naive to say that it won't cause issues for a department," Baker says.
From BBC
“All the President’s Men” is not the defining American portrait of good triumphing over evil that a more naive version of myself once thought it was.
From Salon
Given the technological superiority, intelligence capabilities and advanced military hardware of the US and Israel, it would be naive to think Iranian strategists were planning for a straightforward battlefield victory.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
