Naive
Naive adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.
Usage example: a first-time buyer who was so naive that he believed the salesman's spiel and paid good money for the rusty and broken-down car
Sophisticated
Sophisticated adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.
Usage example: a surprisingly sophisticated and widely traveled child
Nearby Words: sophistication, sophisticating
Both words in one sentence
- In The Scarlet Pimpernel, Lady Marguerite Blakeney (an intelligent, beautiful, sophisticated yet naive young woman who is unhappy in her marriage) betrays the title character to the evil Citizen Chauvelin, because Chauvelin has dirt on her brother.
Source: The Commies Made Me Do It
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