undesigning
Free from scheming
Undesigning means without ulterior motives or hidden agendas—sincere and straightforward in intention.
The word describes people who act without scheming or manipulation: an undesigning young woman with no interest in social climbing.
It's somewhat literary and old-fashioned, the opposite of designing in its sense of crafty or calculating.
Free from deceit
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- candidHonest and direct
honest · pure · open · naif · childlike · unaffected · unworldly · unsophisticated
Undeviating or to guide
- frankOpen and direct
- plain-spokenSpeaking without ornament
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
honest · outspoken · straight · plainspoken · upfront · matter-of-fact · unambiguous · uncomplicated
Lacking in pretension
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- unassumingNot making claims
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- genuineTruly what it claims
unostentatious · unaffected · plain · simple · homely · unpretending · unvarnished · understated
guileless
Free from deceit
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
candid · honest · pure · open · naif · childlike · unaffected · unworldly · unsophisticated · angelic
direct
Undeviating or to guide
- frankOpen and direct
- plain-spokenSpeaking without ornament
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
forthright · honest · outspoken · straight · plainspoken · upfront · matter-of-fact · unambiguous · uncomplicated · clear
modest
Lacking in pretension
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- unassumingNot making claims
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
genuine · unostentatious · unaffected · plain · simple · homely · unpretending · unvarnished · understated · natural
design, destiny, designer, designing, destination, redesign, designate, designation, redesigning