AW-SHUCKS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

aw-shucks

adjective

ˈȯ-ˌshəks

Definition of aw-shucks

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment his persona may be that of an aw-shucks country singer, but offstage he is anything but

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Recent Examples of aw-shucks Cramer likened Kennedy to the TV attorney Ben Matlock, who also used an aw-shucks demeanor to disarm witnesses. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 May 2026 That puts her in conflict with Elliott Emerson (Richard Thomas), a local realtor who rules the community organization with an aw-shucks demeanor that masks a cage fighter’s spirit. — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 The 49-year-old country music superstar describes all his ventures with similar aw-shucks humility. — Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026 An aw-shucks countenance barely hiding a righteous anger that seeks to pile-drive progressive California into submission. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aw-shucks

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The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
But performing fealty to that naïve and impoverished picture of judging had become nearly de rigueur for both liberals and conservatives.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of naive

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Again, another difficult night and a lot of dead people, innocent people, kids.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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