Question

Choose the best synonym for the word "Naive":
1. Unnamed
2. Stupid
3. Loyal

I believe the best one is "stupid".

Answer 1

Naive is being unaware of situations. I would agree with you, ignorance or 'stupidity' would best match.

Answer 2

Wow, these are some questions.

Here's the definition of naive --

1. having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.

2. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.

3. having or marked by a simple, unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training or technique: valuable naive 19th-century American portrait paintings.

4. not having previously been the subject of a scientific experiment, as an animal.

Synonyms: simple, unaffected, unsuspecting, artless, guileless, candid, open, plain.

Antonyms: sophisticated, artful.


As you can see, you might use "naive" to mean "innocent" or even -- in the sense simply of being unaware -- "ignorant," but no careful writer would ever use "naive" to mean "stupid"!

Where are these vocab questions coming from?