simplistic
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6.0
- adjective
- /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/
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simplista
- Many people have a simplistic understanding of climate change, ignoring its complex causes and effects.
- too simplistic
- a simplistic view
- overly simplistic
So explain why that is too simplistic a solution to these problems.
- So explain why that is too simplistic a solution to these problems.
- And so they settle on simplistic arguments like energy balance.
- It's not quite so simple, let alone simplistic as that.
- So that's kind of the simplistic way that sunscreen, topical sunscreens work.
- It does tend to have a much more simplistic view of male female relations.
- And there's such a simple, that's such a simplistic view of the world.
- It's a tempting but overly simplistic way of viewing it.
- And remember that for Hegel, truth is not a simple simplistic thing, right?
- Sometimes people criticize me for being naive, cheesy, simplistic, all of that.
- You know, like I that sounds simplistic, but I believe it.
- I start with simplistic and, and simplistic is not good.
- And that sounds so simplistic in hindsight, but it was amazing.
Examples
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To explain globalization as an entirely evil process is simplistic and unfair.
Academic text (2008) -
Closer dialogue between policymakers and scientists can help dispel this simplistic view of the natural environment.
Academic text (1992) -
So explain why that is too simplistic a solution to these problems.
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That was a really simplistic way of looking at it.
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Hence, to reduce an extremely complex debate to one paragraph is simplistic but, for present purposes, necessary.
Academic text (1991) -
We tend to think of success only in terms of income, but that's a simplistic, narrow-minded view.
Academic text (2015) -
His simplistic approach to the issue overlooked important factors that needed consideration.
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Reducing the problem to merely financial aspects is a simplistic viewpoint that fails to address deeper issues.
Synonyms
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7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
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7.9
Making something too simple so people ignore important details
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4.2
Something simple that is not complicated to make or use
Antonyms
How Simplistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Simplistic comes from the common word simple ('not complicated', 'easy') plus the ending -istic. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine explaining a very big, difficult problem with only a few lines or words — that is simplistic, because it makes things look too easy and can be misleading.