UNCRITICAL Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

uncritical

adjective

ˌən-ˈkri-ti-kəl

Definition of uncritical

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 The Jewish establishment has long demanded uncritical support for Israel. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for uncritical

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And how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of naive

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The actor wore a long black leather coat over a simple black tank, paired with straight-leg blue jeans cinched with a leather belt.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
The company played with flexible workdays instead of rigid schedules, clearer windows for collaboration, simpler rules for meetings, better ways to share and document work, and more intentional reasons for coming together in person.

— Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

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