as in naive
lacking in sophistication
a simplistic belief in claims of the product's effectiveness simplistic thinking
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Recent Examples of simplistic
Some actions cannot be reduced to simplistic internal incentives.
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Woll has since been celebrated for the pure joy this simplistic approach incited online.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Conspiracy theories and simplistic sloganeering popular at the time tended to blame Iran’s ills solely on colonialism or capitalism.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
In contrast to the simplistic popular debate on whether Russia or NATO started it, the answer is both.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Daredevil: Born Again season 2 will Scream for Matthew Lillard
Woll has since been celebrated for the pure joy this simplistic approach incited online.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Conspiracy theories and simplistic sloganeering popular at the time tended to blame Iran’s ills solely on colonialism or capitalism.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
In contrast to the simplistic popular debate on whether Russia or NATO started it, the answer is both.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplistic
Adjective
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She's got a squeaky clean image and is a little bit naive.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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With Back on My Feet, people called me naive, and a pollyanna.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pair them with a simple T-shirt to grab a coffee at a cafe.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jenner wore a gray and lightly checked car coat, a simple black knit sweater, straight leg blue jeans, and black ballet flats.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tradeoff is a bit childish, sure, but Harry is also so ubiquitous that just about everyone knows one.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2025
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But the benefits in making the Watch jauntily colorful, for instance, could be outweighed by a result that looks, well, childish.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Each of those words is unsophisticated alone and devastating when strung together.—
Joel Stein,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Ertz and Gesicki are likely to want to play for contenders, while Conklin and Johnson will look to cash in on a fairly unsophisticated market.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Simplistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplistic. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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