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unsophisticated
un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed U0116800 (ŭn′sə-fĭs′tĭ-kā′tĭd)adj. Not sophisticated. See Synonyms at naive. un′so·phis′ti·cat′ed·ly adv.un′so·phis′ti·ca′tion n.unsophisticated (ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd) adj1. lacking experience or worldly wisdom2. marked by a lack of refinement or complexity: an unsophisticated machine. 3. unadulterated or genuine ˌunsoˈphistiˌcatedly adv ˌunsoˈphistiˌcatedness, ˌunsoˌphistiˈcation nun•so•phis•ti•cat•ed (ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd) adj. 1. not sophisticated; simple; artless; naive. 2. without complexity or refinements. 3. unadulterated; pure; genuine. [1620–30] un`so•phis`ti•ca′tion, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unsophisticated - not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brienunworldlynaif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" | | 2. | unsophisticated - lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"uncomplicatedsimple - having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance" | | 3. | unsophisticated - awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"bumpkinly, hick, rusticprovincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes" |
unsophisticatedadjective1. simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward, unrefined, uninvolved, unspecialized, uncomplex music of a crude kind which unsophisticated audiences enjoyed simple advanced, complex, complicated, sophisticated, elegant, intricate, esoteric2. naive, innocent, inexperienced, unworldly, unaffected, childlike, natural, artless, ingenuous, guileless She was quite unsophisticated in the ways of the world.unsophisticatedadjectiveFree from guile, cunning, or deceit:artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unstudied, unworldly.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeUnsophisticationunsophisticated
Synonyms for unsophisticatedadj simpleSynonyms- simple
- plain
- uncomplicated
- straightforward
- unrefined
- uninvolved
- unspecialized
- uncomplex
Antonyms- advanced
- complex
- complicated
- sophisticated
- elegant
- intricate
- esoteric
adj naiveSynonyms- naive
- innocent
- inexperienced
- unworldly
- unaffected
- childlike
- natural
- artless
- ingenuous
- guileless
Synonyms for unsophisticatedadj free from guile, cunning, or deceitSynonyms- artless
- guileless
- ingenuous
- innocent
- naive
- natural
- simple
- unaffected
- unstudied
- unworldly
Synonyms for unsophisticatedadj not wise in the ways of the worldSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking complexitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj awkwardly simple and provincialSynonymsRelated Words |