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unsophisticated Definition

un·so·phis·ti·cated (un′sə fis′tə kāt′id)

adjective

not sophisticated; specif.,

  1. artless, simple, ingenuous, etc.
  2. not complex, refined, developed, etc.
  3. Now Rare not adulterated; genuine or pure

  • unsorted

unsophisticated Related Forms

un′·so·phis′·ti·cat′·edly adverb un′·so·phis′·ti·ca′·tion noun

unsophisticated Synonyms

unsophisticated

modif.

  1. Naive

    inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, simple, artless; see also inexperienced, naive.

  2. Uncouth

    unrefined, gauche, boorish; see awkward 1, rude 1, 2. See syn. study at naive.

unsophisticated Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • approach: This was in response to a contribution from the floor by SSP member Sarah McDonald, who criticized her party's unsophisticated approach.
  • people: The ancients were not the unsophisticated people common history books have led you to believe.
  • system: In July 1995 WB started its search to replace its existing unsophisticated computer system.
  • user: As a result, even unsophisticated users can use them.
  • form: Micro-simulation can be a simple and relatively unsophisticated form of simulation, aimed principally at providing answers to matters of social policy.
  • reader: Only the unsophisticated reader sees metaphors in everything: for they do the job of looking.

Modifying Another Word

  • relatively: Relatively unsophisticated, its simple animations do not distract children from the tasks at hand.
  • fairly: The table view gives a fairly unsophisticated view of the database, with no connections made between different tables.
  • rather: Egg was subjected to an attack of a rather unsophisticated nature.
  • very: All this makes Elizabeth Hurley's Versace dress stunt seem very unsophisticated indeed.
  • so: They are so unsophisticated compared to their own toys but they still love them.
  • even: As a result, even unsophisticated users can use them.

Used with adjective complement

remain: Seeking Equilibrium Between Demand and Supply 3.30 The management of the equilibrium process for spatially detailed models remains relatively unsophisticated.