Naive and Temporal

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Naive adjective - Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.

Usage example: a teenager's naive ignorance of life

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Temporal is an antonym for naive.

Nearby Words: naively, naivety

Temporal adjective - Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.

Usage example: temporal possessions of the church

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Naive is an antonym for temporal.

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