simplistic
adjective
characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified.
simplistically
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a word derived from
simplistic.
Example Sentences
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Neither simplistically optimistic nor preachy, “Hoppers” smuggles timely ideas inside a rodent body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
That same pattern also explains the forces behind our automobile abundance far better than simplistically invoking “mass production.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
All the world’s conflicts and conclaves were seen, sometimes simplistically, in the context of this duopoly.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2025
However, to make significant progress toward those solutions, climate advocates must stop simplistically demonizing those companies and develop realistic strategies to overcome the legal and economic hurdles discussed here.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2023
He did not disappoint in an extremely high-quality but also fiercely-contested encounter often boiled down simplistically to Brazil's attacking flair versus England's defensive ferocity.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
