simple-mindedness

NOUN

indiscretion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

error gaffe lapse miscue misjudgment recklessness

STRONG

crudeness excitability folly foolishness gaucherie goof goof-up hastiness imprudence indiscreetness ingenuousness rashness slip slipup stumble stupidity tactlessness thoughtlessness unseemliness

WEAK

bumble dropping the ball dumb move faux pas fool mistake foul-up misspeak naïveté screwup slip of the tongue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

correction

STRONG

judgment seriousness thoughtfulness wisdom

WEAK

care discreetness discretion right

Example Sentences

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simple-mindedness

It’s simple, almost to the point of simple-mindedness, but we need better leaders.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Leave aside the alluring simple-mindedness of the waste/fraud/abuse solution.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2015

Here, the nostalgia seemed directed toward the 1970s, a time of material complexity and simple-mindedness.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2012

“Enron” is fast-paced, flamboyant and, despite the head-clogging intricacy of its business mathematics, lucid to the point of simple-mindedness.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2010

There was a simple-mindedness in her which touched Philip.

From Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham