simple-minded
16
7.1
- adjective
- /ˈsɪmpəlˈmaɪndɪd/
- Offensive
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- Her simple-minded approach led her to trust the advertisement without doing any research.
We can still take our simple minded picture of an electron interacting with something.
- We can still take our simple minded picture of an electron interacting with something.
- We know that this is an electrical problem of the heart though, no matter how simple minded it sounds, electricity is the solution.
- You know, that's simple minded kind of argument for it.
Examples
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But now they were full of her, a simple-minded woman too silly to beg for a living.
Fiction book (1992) -
We wanted to smash "simplistic" and "simple-minded" images of what old age was like in the past.
Academic text (1993) -
People out there are very simple-minded.
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You Logans must be as simple-minded as people say.
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Oh, Matt, Matt, Matt, my simple-minded little nephew.
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At times your simple-minded certainties might have been refreshing.
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We are not frail, simple-minded pets!
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But too often, the critiques are as simple-minded and misplaced as the policy itself.
Academic text (2007) -
"I must tell you, Zakk, my friend, that you are a simple-minded soul," Grieg said breathlessly.
Fiction book (1996) -
Actor #2, aka Conrad Brooks, a friendly, simple-minded lug, runs up waving a newspaper.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
976
1.0
Not sensible and often a little foolish
945
3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
312
4.1
Not experienced and too ready to trust others
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
28
6.5
Slow to understand and not quick to learn
14
7.4
Slow to understand what other people mean
10
4.7
A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive
8
3.3
Not smart or slow to understand
6
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
6
5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
4
7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
3
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
1
2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart or sensible
1
8.1
Not quick to understand or learn new things
1
8.8
Not very smart or sensible
1
7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
1
8.4
Very silly and not showing good sense
A person who is slow to understand and easily fooled
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
Not very smart and likely to make poor choices
Slow to understand or learn things
Showing little intelligence and only simple ideas
Pleasant and friendly but not very smart
Not very sensible or aware of simple things
Not good at noticing or understanding things
Antonyms
How Simple-Minded
- Offensive
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1.0
505
1.3
- Offensive
16
7.1
312
4.1
10
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word simple-minded comes from simple ('not complex' or 'plain') and mind ('thought'). So, it pictures someone with a 'plain' mind who may miss subtle or complex points, which is why it means 'lacking intelligence, subtlety, or sophistication'.