Naive vs Optimistic - What's the difference?
naive | optimistic |
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
As adjectives the difference between naive and optimistic
is that naive is lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated while optimistic is expecting the best in all possible ways.naive
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Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- Surely you're not naive enough to believe adverts!
- I've always liked the naive way in which he ignores all the background detail.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* naively * naivete * naivety * naivenessAnagrams
* ----optimistic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- in an optimistic mood
- optimistic plans
- took an optimistic view