SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
unsophisticated
adjective
Simple or lacking refinement, worldly experience, or technical complexity.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Lacking worldly refinement
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Usage distinction
Return to topUnsophisticated can be neutral or critical. Artless and ingenuous may praise sincerity, while provincial can disparage a narrow outlook.
Low in complexity
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Return to topUnsophisticated design has little complexity. Straightforward can praise ease of use, while crude criticizes roughness or incomplete development.
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See unsophisticated in use
The unsophisticated prototype used a single button and a handwritten label.
An unsophisticated first map uses rough rectangles and plain arrows, conveying the basic arrangement without polished drawing or technical complexity.
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