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Synonyms for naif

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

green innocent naive gullible

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Green — naive

green, innocent, gullible, naive, credulous, unsophisticated

Noun

fool, sweet summer child

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Naive.

  2. n. 1

    One who is naive.

Related words

Other spellings
naïf

Forms

Plural
naifs → fools…

Example sentences

  • green Do you know who that tall blonde girl in green is?
  • innocent From this evidence it follows that he is innocent.
  • naive Tom isn't as naive as a lot of people think he is.
  • gullible Do Tom and Mary think we're really that gullible?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
naiffalling
greenrising
innocentrising
naivesteady
gulliblerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fool1
5 letters
green1, naive2
8 letters
innocent3, gullible3
9 letters
credulous3
15 letters
unsophisticated6

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (naive2 = 2 syllables).