Ingenuous and Sharp

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Ingenuous adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.

Usage example: photographs that capture the ingenuous smiles of young children at play

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Sharp is an antonym for ingenuous.

Sharp adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.

Usage example: a sharp customer who wasn't about to be taken in by that smooth-tongued salesman

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Ingenuous is an antonym for sharp in cunning topic.

Nearby Words: sharpness, sharply, sharpen, sharpened, sharper

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