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ingenuousness

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

frank, innocent openness untainted by deceit or calculation

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Ingenuousness in a sentence

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Her ingenuousness charmed the room, though seasoned negotiators saw it as a liability.

Synonyms
candornaivetyguilelessness
Antonyms
cunningguile

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Ingenuousness (noun) means frank, innocent openness untainted by deceit or calculation
Here is ingenuousness used in an example sentence: "Her ingenuousness charmed the room, though seasoned negotiators saw it as a liability."
Common synonyms for ingenuousness include candor, naivety, guilelessness.
Antonyms of ingenuousness include cunning, guile.
Ingenuousness is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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