unsophisticated
Americanadjective
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not sophisticated; 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
Example Sentences
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Bets were so heavily in favor of the Seahawks that he started putting money down on the Patriots, hoping to build an edge over unsophisticated bettors.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but there was also insecurity there: An American embarrassed by a rough, unsophisticated America, envious of Europe’s aristocratic polish.
Critics of the plan argue that the guardrails that limit access to private markets are necessary to protect unsophisticated investors.
Nobody wants to be unsophisticated, or a prude.
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
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