unsophisticated
adjective
un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed
ˌən-sə-ˈfi-stə-ˌkā-təd 
: not sophisticated: such as
a
: not changed or corrupted : genuine
b(1)
: not worldly-wise : lacking social or economic sophistication
(2)
: lacking complexity of structure : simple, straightforward
an unsophisticated analysis
unsophisticated rhythms
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Examples of unsophisticated in a Sentence
She was innocent and unsophisticated when she left for college.
unsophisticated teens and young adults hoping to expand their world view by spending a year abroad
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In addition, contemporary critics contend that the illustrations of Uncle Remus solicited by the publisher to accompany Harris’ tales contributed to the stereotype of the uneducated, unsophisticated, yet happy, Black man in the post-Civil War South.
—Bethanee Bemis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
In this respect, Franklin and Washington, whose language is their hereditary mother tongue, unsophisticated by modern grammar, present as pure models of genuine English, as Addison or Swift.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Critical infrastructure organizations, including hospitals and water systems, are being bombarded with unsophisticated but debilitating cyberattacks.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
In addition, contemporary critics contend that the illustrations of Uncle Remus solicited by the publisher to accompany Harris’ tales contributed to the stereotype of the uneducated, unsophisticated, yet happy, Black man in the post-Civil War South.
—Bethanee Bemis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
In this respect, Franklin and Washington, whose language is their hereditary mother tongue, unsophisticated by modern grammar, present as pure models of genuine English, as Addison or Swift.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Unsophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsophisticated. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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unsophisticated
adjective
un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed
ˌən(t)-sə-ˈfis-tə-ˌkāt-əd
1
: not sophisticated
was still innocent and unsophisticated
unsophistication
noun
-ˌfis-tə-ˈkā-shən
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