callow
adjectiveInexperienced and immature.
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adjectiveToo ready to believe what one is told.
gullible
adjectiveToo ready to believe claims and therefore easily deceived.
ingenuous
adjectiveInnocent, candid, and free from artifice, sometimes naively so.
Candid and artless
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unsophisticated
adjectiveSimple or lacking refinement, worldly experience, or technical complexity.
Lacking worldly refinement
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unwary
adjectiveInsufficiently alert or cautious about possible difficulty or deception.
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