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 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 That amnesia helped make possible both Jimmy Carter’s aw-shucks presidency and the Reagan revolution. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 What makes the show defy expectations, though, is the aw-shucks personalities of the young British duo at its core, improbably named Richard Young and Sam Strange. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 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 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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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
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.

— Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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