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
In mid-2025, when mainstream analyst firms were still parroting uncritical AI hype before investor sentiment turned cold in December, the number of US AI users who regularly paid for the privilege stood at a whopping 3 percent.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
In a long-ago movie, emblematic of America’s uncritical, dangerous addiction to nostalgia, Kevin Costner played a farmer who mows down his corn field in order to create a baseball diamond so that the ghosts of former baseball players can come and play there.
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Sayantani Dasgupta
february 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
The letter went on to criticize the ways in which the Berlinale has remained uncritical of the German government’s ongoing funding toward Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
There’s really nothing a politician desires more than an uncritical propaganda platform.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
In a long-ago movie, emblematic of America’s uncritical, dangerous addiction to nostalgia, Kevin Costner played a farmer who mows down his corn field in order to create a baseball diamond so that the ghosts of former baseball players can come and play there.
—
Sayantani Dasgupta
february 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
The letter went on to criticize the ways in which the Berlinale has remained uncritical of the German government’s ongoing funding toward Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
There’s really nothing a politician desires more than an uncritical propaganda platform.
—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncritical
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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.
Adjective
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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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“Uncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncritical. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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