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GUILELESS Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word guileless. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word guileless. (close relations)

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transparent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

• so thin as to transmit light

• free of deceit

• easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)

artless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

• simple and natural; without cunning or deceit

adjective satellite

• showing lack of art

• (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

candid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

frank
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

• a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

• device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.

adjective satellite

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• clearly manifest; evident

verb

• stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

• exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

genuine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not fake or counterfeit

adjective satellite

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

honest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth

adjective satellite

• without dissimulation; frank

• worthy of being depended on

• without pretensions

• not forged

• gained or earned without cheating or stealing

ingenuous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

adjective satellite

• lacking in sophistication or worldliness

innocent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from evil or guilt

noun

• a person who lacks knowledge of evil

adjective satellite

• lacking intent or capacity to injure

• free from sin

• lacking in sophistication or worldliness

• not knowledgeable about something specified

• completely wanting or lacking

• (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

naive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

adjective satellite

• of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style

• inexperienced

• lacking information or instruction

• not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

natural
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

• existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

• existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

• (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

• (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

noun

• someone regarded as certain to succeed

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

adjective satellite

• functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• being talented through inherited qualities

• free from artificiality

open
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

noun

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

verb

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

sincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• open and genuine; not deceitful

adjective satellite

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

straightforward
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• free from ambiguity

• without evasion or compromise

• without concealment or deception; honest

• pointed directly ahead

trustful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

unaffected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• undergoing no change when acted upon

• emotionally unmoved

• free of artificiality; sincere and genuine

adjective satellite

• unaware of or indifferent to

unpretentious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking pretension or affectation

• not ostentatious

adjective satellite

• exhibiting restrained good taste

unsophisticated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not wise in the ways of the world

• lacking complexity

• awkwardly simple and provincial

unsuspecting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not suspicious

• (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely

unworldly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations

adjective satellite

• not wise in the ways of the world

Alternatives for TRANSPARENT

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