The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NAIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Ingenuous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAIVE | 60 % | 5 |
| NAIF | 16 % | 4 |
| ARTLESS | 16 % | 7 |
| UNSOPHISTICATED | 4 % | 15 |
| OPEN | 1 % | 4 |
| CALLOW | 1 % | 6 |
| INNOCENTASALAMB | 1 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ingenuous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- naif
- naive
- artless
- innocent
- undistorted
- candid
- open
- naïve
- simplistic
- guileless
- ingenious
- impudent
Crossword Answer definitions
NAIVE noun- A naive person; a greenhorn.
- Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
- Not having been exposed to something.
- (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
- Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NAIVE
- Dewy-eyed
- Easily flimflammed
- Green
- Gullible
- Born yesterday
- Like a greenhorn
- Very unsophisticated
- Like Pollyanna
- Not too worldly
- Far from sophisticated
More clues leading to the result NAIF
- Unsophisticated Frenchman
- Ingenuous to Yves
- Innocent
- Babe in the woods
- Wide-eyed one
- Innocent one
- Childlike person
- Unworldly person
- Tenderfoot
- Simple-minded person
More clues leading to the result ARTLESS
- Naïve
- Lacking guile
- Uncontrived
- Ingenuous
- What the capitalized clues in this puzzle all are
- Not at all deceitful
- Without pretense
- Free from deceit
- Frank
- Not crafty
More clues leading to the result UNSOPHISTICATED
More clues leading to the result OPEN
- "___ Sesame!"
- Begin bidding
- Certain tourney
- Hold jacks or better
- Kind of enrollment
- Ready for business
- Receptive
- Start the bidding
- Start the business day
- Storefront sign