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unsophisticated

[uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid] / ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
natural, simple
Synonyms
STRONGEST
guileless inexperienced naive straightforward uninvolved
WEAK
artless authentic bush-league callow childlike clean cornball corny crude folksy genuine green homey ingenuous innocent plain pure raw rookie unadulterated unaffected unartificial uncomplicated unrefined unschooled unstudied untutored unworldly wide-eyed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deceitful dishonest experienced
WEAK
cultured refined sophisticated upper-class worldly

Example Sentences

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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

When Mark Delgado made his MLS debut, he was just 17 and even he acknowledges his approach to soccer was unsophisticated.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

For a long time, scientists considered Neanderthals brutish and unsophisticated by comparison with our species.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

Although they came from a simple unsophisticated small-town family, both of them, quite independently of one another, developed a powerful interest in beautiful things.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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