Synonyms of dewy-eyed

dewy-eyed

adjective

ˈdü-ē-ˌīd 

1

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

dewy-eyed newlyweds who had yet to experience the trials and tribulations of married life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• innocent
• simple
• inexperienced
• naïve
• primitive
• immature
• uncritical
• dewy
• unsophisticated
• ingenuous
• wide-eyed
• unsuspecting
• unworldly
• green
• unsuspicious
• simpleminded
• naïf
• unknowing
• childish
• unwary
• naif
• aw-shucks
• trustful
• idealistic
• trusting
• childlike
• callow
• believing
• careless
• credulous
• gullible
• impractical
• unrealistic
• susceptible
• thoughtless
• raw
• heedless
• unguarded
• gullable
• gulled
• beguiled
• duped
• tricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experienced
• cynical
• sophisticated
• worldly
• critical
• cosmopolitan
• skeptical
• knowing
• incredulous
• suspicious
• careful
• unconvinced
• cautious
• wary
• worldly-wise
• doubting
• watchful
• pragmatic
• realistic
• leery
• guarded
• hardheaded
• down-to-earth
• sober
• suspecting
• pragmatical
• leary
• streetwise
• street-smart

2

as in susceptible

readily taken advantage of

perpetrators of the fraud lured in dewy-eyed investors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• susceptible
• easy
• naïve
• naive
• wide-eyed
• gullible
• trusting
• exploitable
• unwary
• uncritical
• gullable
• guileless
• credulous
• innocent
• genuine
• trustful
• unsuspecting
• unsophisticated
• obliging
• artless
• unworldly
• unsuspicious
• amiable
• deceivable
• pliant
• acquiescent
• malleable
• pliable
• overcredulous
• simple
• yielding
• fictile
• agreeable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• skeptical
• wary
• critical
• suspicious
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart