naïfs
Unsophisticated trusting people
Naïfs is the plural of naïf—a person who is naive, inexperienced, or unsophisticated in worldly matters.
The word carries a French spelling and often implies an artless innocence rather than mere ignorance: The naïfs in the audience took the satire at face value.
In art criticism, naïfs may refer to untrained artists whose work has a childlike or primitive quality.
Free from deceit
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
childlike · sincere · unaffected · wholesome · trustful · unspoiled · simple · candid
Prone to blind trust
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
hoodwinked · swindled · misled · impressionable · overtrusting · believing · gullible · unwary
Without means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- preyAnimal being hunted
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
exploitable · helpless · at-risk · exposed · endangered · unguarded · unsheltered · undefended
Those newly learning
- novicesInexperienced newcomers
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
tyros · fledglings · newbies · learners · amateurs · uninitiated · untutored · green
guileless
Free from deceit
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
unworldly · childlike · sincere · unaffected · wholesome · trustful · unspoiled · simple · candid · open
credulous
Prone to blind trust
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
exploited · hoodwinked · swindled · misled · impressionable · overtrusting · believing · gullible · unwary · confiding
defenseless
Without means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- preyAnimal being hunted
- victimsThose who suffer harm
unprotected · exploitable · helpless · at-risk · exposed · endangered · unguarded · unsheltered · undefended
beginners
Those newly learning
- novicesInexperienced newcomers
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
greenhorns · tyros · fledglings · newbies · learners · amateurs · uninitiated · untutored · green · raw
naïfssophisticates
Worldly, cultured individuals
men of the world · women of the world · cosmopolitans · worldly-wise · cognoscenti
naïfscynics
Doubters of sincerity
skeptics · doubters · misanthropes · disbelievers · pessimists
naïfsschemers
Crafty plot makers
manipulators · operators · Machiavellians · connivers · wheeler-dealers
- naïve artUntrained, simplified visual expression
naïf, naif, naifs, naive, naïve, naively, naïvely, naiveness, naïveness