as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
had an uncritical trust in the nation's leaders
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Recent Examples of uncritical
Elsewhere, the museum is neither apolitical nor uncritical.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
That surge in trade was not always achieved through an uncritical embrace of neoliberal dogma.
—Dev Patel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
Instead, this documentary gives them a mostly uncritical platform with barely any dissenting opinions.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
If Trump wants uncritical coverage, there is a whole right-wing media ecosystem out there catering to his desires.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
That surge in trade was not always achieved through an uncritical embrace of neoliberal dogma.
—Dev Patel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
Instead, this documentary gives them a mostly uncritical platform with barely any dissenting opinions.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
If Trump wants uncritical coverage, there is a whole right-wing media ecosystem out there catering to his desires.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncritical
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Dimon went on to say that the United States needed to avoid being naive and allowing larger global events to play out without any intervention.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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In a bloody good mix of horror comedy and murder mystery, Sam Richardson plays a naive but good-hearted forest ranger new to a small Vermont town out to catch a killer (who may or may not be a werewolf) among the various kooky residents. 55.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The message was clear: Even if your group is defined by targeting innocent people, the Biden-Harris White House will bestow the same legitimacy upon you as any nation-state by granting you a seat at the negotiating table.Pat Fallon, National Review, 3 Nov. 2024
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Investigators believe the two men who were injured were innocent bystanders, police said.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Uncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncritical. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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