simplisticsim‧plis‧tic /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/ ●○○ adjective - a simplistic 'more is better' philosophy
- a naïve and simplistic view of the world
- His critics say it may have been overly simplistic to use only two experimental methods.
- It would be simplistic to suggest that the Bible promotes male domination.
- Both would cost us dear with their simplistic solutions.
- But that would be a little too simplistic.
- But this simplistic account of that crucial phase of evolution has not stood the test of modern investigation.
- That's unfair and far too simplistic.
- They argue that Marx's class analysis is too simplistic to account adequately for the complexity of social inequality.
- This could inadvertently promote a simplistic zoning pattern in local authority policies.
- This is not only simplistic but it is even ignorant of pain-provoking peripheral nerve fibres now known to exist in man.
to make something seem simpler than it really is► oversimplify · There's a tendency in news reports to oversimplify complex issues to make the news more entertaining.· I know I'm oversimplifying, but these are the values on which I try to base my decisions.
► simplistic an opinion or way of thinking about something that is simplistic treats difficult things in too simple a way: · a simplistic 'more is better' philosophybe simplistic to: · His critics say it may have been overly simplistic to use only two experimental methods. · It would be simplistic to suggest that the Bible promotes male domination.
► generalize also generalise British to say that something is true of all the people in a group simply because it is true of some of them: · I know I shouldn't generalize, but I do think men find it hard to show their feelings.generalize from: · The study group was very small, and it's hard to generalize from just a few cases.generalize about: · The polls show that it is difficult to generalize about which issues were most important to voters.
► see things in black and white if someone sees things in black and white , they tend to judge people in a very simple way as being either completely bad or completely good, completely right or completely wrong etc: · My son sees life in black and white. To him, the world is full of greedy capitalists and underpaid workers.
ADVERB► rather· We should also not make the rather simplistic assumption that co-residence implies a strong bond between relatives.· I have actually been rather simplistic in my distinctions.· This is a rather simplistic argument.· Thankfully, the world of stews does not begin and end with the rather simplistic beef stew of yesteryear.· The model as discussed may appear rather simplistic, and there are qualifications that might be made. 1.
► too· That's unfair and far too simplistic.· But that model appears to be too simplistic.· More recent evidence suggests this picture is too simplistic.· But that would be a little too simplistic.· The concept of a north-south divide was always too simplistic and sweeping.· The question of whether this administration is willing to obey the law is too simplistic, we are told.· It would be too simplistic an approach to such a society to say that hi dominated.· Above all, it is far too simplistic.
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