All childlike synonyms
child·like
C c adj childlike
- guileless — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
- childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- ingenuous — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- trusting — Law. of or relating to trusts or a trust.
- unaffected — not affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered: The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.
- unfeigned — not feigned; sincere; genuine.
- trustful — full of trust; free of distrust, suspicion, or the like; confiding: a trustful friend.
adjective childlike
- innocent — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- candid — When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.