ingenuously
In candid honesty
Ingenuously means in a manner that is open, innocent, or naively honest—without guile or calculation.
Someone who speaks ingenuously reveals their thoughts without considering how they might be received: She ingenuously admitted she'd never heard of the author.
The word often implies a lack of worldly sophistication that can be charming or foolish depending on context.
without artificial help
- unaffectedlyIn genuine, unpretentious manner
- simplyIn plain terms
- unpretentiouslyWithout false importance
- guilelessFree from deceit
genuinely · authentically · unassumingly · modestly · humbly · unselfconsciously · plainly · uncontrived
Without concealment or evasion
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- forthrightlyIn an honest, direct way
- directlyWithout intermediary steps
transparently · plainly · unreservedly · bluntly · straightforwardly · truthfully · outspokenly · unguardedly
Without intent to harm
- unsuspectinglyWithout anticipating trouble
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- trustinglyWith naive belief
- gulliblyWith foolish trust
unwarily · simplistically · greenly · unquestioningly · childishly · uncritically · cluelessly · unworldly
naturally
without artificial help
- unaffectedlyIn genuine, unpretentious manner
- simplyIn plain terms
- unpretentiouslyWithout false importance
guileless · genuinely · authentically · unassumingly · modestly · humbly · unselfconsciously · plainly · uncontrived · unstudied
frankly
Without concealment or evasion
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- forthrightlyIn an honest, direct way
directly · transparently · plainly · unreservedly · bluntly · straightforwardly · truthfully · outspokenly · unguardedly · freely
innocently
Without intent to harm
- unsuspectinglyWithout anticipating trouble
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- trustinglyWith naive belief
gullibly · unwarily · simplistically · greenly · unquestioningly · childishly · uncritically · cluelessly · unworldly · impressionably
ingenuouslydeceptively
In falsely suggestive manner
deceitfully · dishonestly · craftily · cunningly · slyly
ingenuouslyartfully
With clever skill
artificially · calculatingly · cannily · shrewdly · archly
ingenuouslyinsincerely
Without true feeling
hypocritically · disingenuously · falsely · affectedly · pretentiously
disingenuous, ingenuous, ingenuousness, disingenuously, disingenuousness