Guileless and Worldly-wise
Opposite meaning words
Guileless
Guileless adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.
Usage example: she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself
Worldly-wise is an antonym for guileless.
Worldly-wise
Worldly-wise adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.
Usage example: her long career as a globe-trotting journalist has made her very worldly-wise and even a little jaded
Guileless is an antonym for worldly-wise.
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Worldly-wise and Guileless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guileless/worldly-wise
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