IELTS Anvil

naive

CEFR: B2

Showing an uncritical lack of worldly experience, historical wisdom, or analytical depth.

Synonyms

ingenuous
simplistic

Common Collocations

naive assumption
somewhat naive
naive to think

Example Sentence

It is naive to assume that market deregulation alone will automatically eliminate regional economic disparities.

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