Naive and Sure

Naive

Naive adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.

Sure and naive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Naive".

Nearby Words: naively, naivety

Sure

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

Naive and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Naive" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Both words in one sentence

  • He tortures people, sure, but mostly he is portrayed as naive and needy; his apparently-darker moments seem to mostly be an act.
    Source: Satan Is Good
  • Averted by Biggles, who is absolutely sure his naive cousin Algernon Lacey is going to die on his first flight.
  • The Tease In Two and a Half Men, naive Jake asks a girl what her lip gloss tastes like and when she asks if he wants to find out he says "sure".
    Source: The Tease
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