unsophisticated
[uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
adjective
not sophisticated; simple; artless.
without complexity or refinements: a relatively unsophisticated mechanism.
unadulterated; pure; genuine.
Origin of unsophisticated
Synonyms for unsophisticated
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Related Words for unsophisticated
straightforward, naive, uninvolved, guileless, inexperienced, artless, authentic, bush-league, callow, childlike, clean, corny, crude, folksy, genuine, green, homey, ingenuous, innocent, kidExamples from the Web for unsophisticated
Contemporary Examples of unsophisticated
This influence is typically attributed to campaign contributions, but this view is unsophisticated.
The Starks are fatalistic, duty-bound, honorable but kind of unsophisticated.
Many realists today consider victory an unsophisticated goal.
His opponent in the primary was an unsophisticated first-time candidate named Carl Paladino, an upstate developer.
Historical Examples of unsophisticated
He is so very young and reverent and tender, and in a way so unsophisticated.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Here was a situation for an unsophisticated youth like myself.
So I tempted my fancy with air-castles like the most unsophisticated lover.
The StrollersFrederic S. Isham
Mond is a good chap, very jovial, boyish and unsophisticated.
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
His prattle was the prattle of an unsophisticated maiden lady.
The O'RuddyStephen Crane
unsophisticated
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