Synonyms & related words for ingenuous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ingenuous — including artless, innocent, guileless, naive, simpleminded, gullible. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ingenuous

Explore words related to ingenuous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, unmalicious, naif, impeccant, naivety, credulous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ingenuous

Common synonyms for ingenuous include artless, innocent, guileless, naive, simpleminded, gullible, childlike, unsophisticated — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ingenuous come from?

The word ingenuous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root genu-, from Latin genero (“beget, be born”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.