Synonyms of uncritical

uncritical

adjective

ˌən-ˈkri-ti-kəl 

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

had an uncritical trust in the nation's leaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• innocent
• simple
• inexperienced
• primitive
• immature
• unsophisticated
• unworldly
• ingenuous
• unsuspicious
• unsuspecting
• unknowing
• dewy
• green
• childish
• unwary
• simpleminded
• trustful
• wide-eyed
• dewy-eyed
• naïf
• trusting
• aw-shucks
• credulous
• idealistic
• believing
• childlike
• unrealistic
• careless
• impractical
• gullible
• callow
• susceptible
• thoughtless
• heedless
• raw
• unguarded
• gulled
• beguiled
• duped
• tricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critical
• worldly
• cynical
• sophisticated
• skeptical
• cosmopolitan
• experienced
• suspicious
• knowing
• careful
• incredulous
• cautious
• wary
• unconvinced
• watchful
• pragmatic
• worldly-wise
• leery
• realistic
• doubting
• guarded
• sober
• down-to-earth
• hardheaded
• suspecting
• streetwise
• street-smart

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uncritical

The Jewish establishment has long demanded uncritical support for Israel. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026

In mid-2025, when mainstream analyst firms were still parroting uncritical AI hype before investor sentiment turned cold in December, the number of US AI users who regularly paid for the privilege stood at a whopping 3 percent. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026

In a long-ago movie, emblematic of America’s uncritical, dangerous addiction to nostalgia, Kevin Costner played a farmer who mows down his corn field in order to create a baseball diamond so that the ghosts of former baseball players can come and play there. — Sayantani Dasgupta february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026

The letter went on to criticize the ways in which the Berlinale has remained uncritical of the German government’s ongoing funding toward Israel’s genocide in Gaza. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2026