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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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This isn’t really about sophisticated firms being punished by unsophisticated ones, although there’s some of that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Since the mid-2010s - and since Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp - the Premier League has attracted Europe's best coaches, putting a once sleepy and unsophisticated division at the vanguard of tactical innovation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

I was unsophisticated and tried to use nosiness only when it counted the most.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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