as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself
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Recent Examples of guileless
The child is as smart and cunning as Dunk is thick and guileless.
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Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Ardies plays Hulda, a guileless girl, full of excitement at the prospect of womanhood.
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Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Dec. 2025
The key for all these people has been a great smile — broad, toothy, guileless — to emphasize the schism between the Others’ experience of togetherness and Carol’s deepening loneliness.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
Whereas the title Amerika emphasizes the setting, The Missing Person points to the novel’s focus on the travails of a guileless hero struggling to find his footing in a frenetic new world.
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Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Ardies plays Hulda, a guileless girl, full of excitement at the prospect of womanhood.
—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Dec. 2025
The key for all these people has been a great smile — broad, toothy, guileless — to emphasize the schism between the Others’ experience of togetherness and Carol’s deepening loneliness.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
Whereas the title Amerika emphasizes the setting, The Missing Person points to the novel’s focus on the travails of a guileless hero struggling to find his footing in a frenetic new world.
—
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guileless
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Unlike the 13 colonies, East and West Florida were largely unaffected by the British Stamp Act and other taxes that fueled resentment elsewhere because the colonies produced relatively little for the British colonial economy.
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Undergraduate lending is largely unaffected.
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Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley There may still be questions about whether the romance between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley was genuine, and their secret, quick-turn overseas wedding didn't help matters.
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This is a film with genuine heart and authenticity that reflects modern Britain while speaking to audiences far beyond its borders.
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Refine a portfolio piece, build a small prototype, or share a draft with someone who gives honest notes.
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County officials have repeatedly warned that fraudulent claims take money away from public services and shift the tax burden to honest taxpayers.
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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That law predates the much wider United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which took effect in 1994, giving ships the right of innocent passage through any country's territorial waters without paying a fee.
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As for the volunteers, the goal is simple—help someone stay safe before the heat turns into an emergency.
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Evidence for at-home tools is thinner than for professional manual drainage, but the simplest options can offer mild circulation and surface-lymph support at a low price.
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This underscores how Apple's control over its devices, from hardware to software, limits true ownership and poses challenges for long-term digital preservation.
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If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state.
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The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals.
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But performing fealty to that naïve and impoverished picture of judging had become nearly de rigueur for both liberals and conservatives.
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“Guileless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guileless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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