naïve
Example Sentences
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“I was never naive to the fact that there would likely be other attempts to change the makeup of the board.”
From Salon
Jenny told her case detective and he said he would come back to her, but he never did: "I was so young and naive, I didn't push him on it."
From BBC
I know it sounds both naive and quaint, but going to see a game should be a common ritual with family and/or friends.
Fourteen days, four defeats - one a cup final, another a top-of-the-table clash - several alarmingly naive comments, the ridiculed use of a tactics board, and an eye-popping social media post.
From BBC
"Mainstream parties would be naive to assume that these voters will simply return when they get older," he adds.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
