unsophisticated
Americanadjective
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not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- Synonyms:
- inexperienced, naive, ingenuous
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without complexity or refinements.
a relatively unsophisticated mechanism.
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unadulterated; pure; genuine.
adjective
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lacking experience or worldly wisdom
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marked by a lack of refinement or complexity
an unsophisticated machine
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unadulterated or genuine
Other Word Forms
- unsophisticatedly adverb
- unsophisticatedness noun
- unsophistication noun
Etymology
Origin of unsophisticated
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + sophisticated
Vocabulary lists containing unsophisticated
Example Sentences
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Knowing that Rocky’s voice would come from Grace’s unsophisticated computer setup, Ortiz gathered inspirations, at times subconsciously, from a variety of robotic sources.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Nobody wants to be unsophisticated, or a prude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Bogan, a term which first emerged in Australia in the 1980s, initially meant an "unsophisticated and uncultured person" with negative connotations, but not for Louis.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
We were agrarian, unsophisticated, industrious people, Jews and Christians alike, whose lives revolved around family, our religious calendars, and the seasons of sowing and reaping.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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