unsophisticated
10
4.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
:
poco sofisticado
- He might seem like a typical American — like a big, unsophisticated child.
- unsophisticated traders
- too unsophisticated
- even unsophisticated
It's this sort of low grade, low rent, unsophisticated, wanton violence.
- It's this sort of low grade, low rent, unsophisticated, wanton violence.
- All of this that these people are like actually really unsophisticated and stupid and they don't understand second or third order consequences.
Examples
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"You cannot expect an unsophisticated consumer to read disclosures that are inscrutable."
Academic text (2007) -
We might seem like small-town, unsophisticated people to you, but we've got our pride.
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I was a child of course, and therefore unsophisticated.
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I suspect most people are as unsophisticated about the theater as I am.
Blog text (5) -
In the process, the elites came to see the general population as unsophisticated.
Academic text (2000) -
Well, stocks and bonds were sold with completely bogus information to unsophisticated investors.
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However, to unsophisticated retail users, there are many risks involved with using cryptocurrencies for remittances.
Academic text (2018) -
My grandmother has an unsophisticated taste in music, preferring simple melodies over complex compositions.
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Despite his unsophisticated approach, his honesty and sincerity often resonated with others.
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The company's marketing strategy was deemed unsophisticated, focusing on basic slogans instead of innovative campaigns.
Synonyms
367
3.7
Not knowing about something or how it works
312
4.1
Not experienced and too ready to trust others
42
3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
40
5.2
Having a simple, rough style like the countryside
8
8.0
People who do not know about a subject or activity
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
3
5.6
Showing little interest in art or books and having bad manners
2
8.2
Not practical and not experienced in life and not interested in money
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7.1
Not knowing much about a subject
1
6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
1
7.7
A person with little education or knowledge about a subject
Not having experience of ordinary life
A person who has little schooling or interest in the arts
Having the manners and clothes of a person from the countryside
Antonyms
How Sophisticated
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsophisticated = sophisticated (transparent) = un + sophisticated
Formed by productive negation un- + the adjective 'sophisticated' meaning 'cultured/refined', so the sense 'not worldly or refined' is directly derived.
Etymology
Unsophisticated starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with sophisticated, which comes from an old Greek root sophos meaning 'wise' and appears in words like philosophy. So unsophisticated describes someone who is 'not worldly or polished', which is why it means lacking experience or refinement.