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UNSOPHISTICATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Awkwardly simple and provincial
Example:
the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
Synonyms:
bumpkinly; hick; rustic; unsophisticated
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Similar:
provincial (characteristic of the provinces or their people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking complexity
Example:
an unsophisticated machine
Synonyms:
uncomplicated; unsophisticated
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Similar:
simple (having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not wise in the ways of the world
Example:
this helplessly unworldly woman
Synonyms:
unsophisticated; unworldly
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Adjectives
Similar:
naif; naive (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience)
