unsophisticated

[ uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid ]

/ ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

not sophisticated; simple; artless.

without complexity or refinements: a relatively unsophisticated mechanism.

unadulterated; pure; genuine.

Words nearby unsophisticated

unsold, unsolder, unsolicited, unsolved, unsonsy, unsophisticated, unsound, unsourced, unsparing, unspeak, unspeakable

Origin of unsophisticated

First recorded in 1620–30; un-¹ + sophisticated

SYNONYMS FOR unsophisticated

1 ingenuous, naive, inexperienced.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unsophisticated

un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly, adverbun·so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ness, un·so·phis·ti·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for unsophisticated

This influence is typically attributed to campaign contributions, but this view is unsophisticated.
The Pro-Israel Lobby: Narratives, Not Money|Adam Simpson|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Starks are fatalistic, duty-bound, honorable but kind of unsophisticated.
Who Represents?|Megan McArdle|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Many realists today consider victory an unsophisticated goal.
Obama's Overview of Afghanistan War Fails to Specify Goals|Stephen L. Carter|December 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His opponent in the primary was an unsophisticated first-time candidate named Carl Paladino, an upstate developer.
The Unstoppable Tea Party|Doug Schoen|September 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Half the undoing of the unsophisticated and natural mind is accomplished by forces wholly superhuman.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser
Nor was Mademoiselle Bernard as unsophisticated as French girls usually are at that age.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864|Various
It is too obviously a pond to have deceived even this unsophisticated wanderer.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard
“We were just talking of you, Jack,” cried the unsophisticated man—and Mrs. Dean slightly knitted her brows.
Johnny Ludlow. First Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Then we found the placard to be only a ruse on the part of the unsophisticated peasantry to avoid having troops billeted there.
From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade|Frederic C. Curry

British Dictionary definitions for unsophisticated

unsophisticated

/ (ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd) /

adjective

lacking experience or worldly wisdom

marked by a lack of refinement or complexityan unsophisticated machine

unadulterated or genuine

Derived forms of unsophisticated

unsophisticatedly, adverbunsophisticatedness or unsophistication, noun

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unsophisticated

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