English Synonym Finder

guileless

Definitions

Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

Sincere, honest, and straightforward in character or behavior.

Examples

Her guileless smile made everyone in the room feel instantly at ease.

He was too guileless to suspect that his business partner was trying to deceive him.

The child looked up with a guileless expression, completely unaware of the complex situation unfolding around him.

Synonyms

innocent naive artless ingenuous sincere candid frank

Antonyms

deceitful cunning crafty sly wily calculating devious