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Common collocations with naive in American Collocation

naive adjective

US /nɑˈiv/

very

extremely
hopelessly
incredibly
so
very

I can’t believe I was so naive.

rather

a bit
a little
quite
rather
somewhat

I was under the rather naive impression that people would gladly pay for you to help them out in this way, but I was wrong.

in politics

politically

I may be accused of being politically naive, but I always mistrust suggestions that one votes according to the way one thinks the vote will be received.

idea or method

approach
assumption
belief
notion
question
theory
view

We tend to adopt a naive view, assuming that pictures in books and magazines tell a simple truth.

feeling that things will go well

optimism

Young people tend to display a naive optimism about human nature and human society.

foolish
gullible
idealistic
innocent
simplistic
young

He was a competent teacher but very young and naive.