simpleminded
Americanadjective
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free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
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lacking in mental acuteness or sense.
- Synonyms:
- half-witted, dull-witted, slow, foolish, stupid
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mentally deficient.
- Synonyms:
- half-witted, dull-witted, slow, foolish, stupid
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Origin of simpleminded
Example Sentences
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They use that intelligence — which is part of what corrupted them — to prey on more simpleminded folk who are virtuous.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
It also boils down the research efforts of an entire university to a single number to be used for simpleminded ranking.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 19, 2019
“Human psychology is much more complex than the rather simpleminded economic model suggests,” Fukuyama concludes.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018
Francis McDermott plays the same role she always plays, but this time with simpleminded nastiness that does not ring true.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
Have the streets of Lake turned me into some simpleminded girl?
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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