Ingenuousness and Wile

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Ingenuousness noun - The quality or state of being simple and sincere.

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Wile is an antonym for ingenuousness.

Nearby Words: ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuity

Wile noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.

Usage example: it took both wile and cajolery to talk him into it

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Ingenuousness is an antonym for wile.

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Wile and Ingenuousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ingenuousness/wile

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