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ingenuous

Adjective C1 – Advanced

Innocent and trusting, sometimes to the point of being naive.

"His ingenuous belief that everyone was telling the truth got him into trouble more than once."

Easily confused with "ingenious": ingenuous means naive, ingenious means clever.

Synonyms

naive artless

Antonyms

cynical worldly