English Dictionary
Definition of “unsophisticated”
unsophisticated (ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd
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Definitions
adjective
- lacking experience or worldly wisdom
- marked by a lack of refinement or complexity ⇒
an unsophisticated machine
- unadulterated or genuine
Alternative Forms
ˌunsoˈphistiˌcatedly adverb ˌunsoˈphistiˌcatedness ˌunsoˌphistiˈcation noun
Synonyms
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naive,
innocent,
inexperienced,
unworldly,
unaffected,
childlike,
natural,
artless,
ingenuous,
guileless,
Usage examples
We East Germans labour under the terrible suspicion that, shut off from the rest of Germany, we are provincial and unsophisticated.
Taylor, Andy, Toy Shop (1990)A leading actress, tickled by his unsophisticated ways, takes him under her wing.
India Today (1997)"Indeed political spinning remains relatively unsophisticated in New Zealand.
New Zealand Herald (2003)I'd been out with two boys and went to the States and I thought he was too unsophisticated for me.
Belfast Telegraph (2005)They thought Christianity was a superstition, and that the westerners who believed in it were unsophisticated.
Colin Beavan, FINGERPRINTS: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity (2002)
