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
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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Commutations for unsophisticated folk who had been over-sentenced would have been defensible, but impunity for practitioners of political violence is what doomed the Weimar Republic.
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But Betancourt’s classmates found his take prudish and unsophisticated.
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The accelerating expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal suggests that its leaders have recently decided that its historically small and unsophisticated capabilities were insufficient for Beijing’s needs and ambitions.
—Abraham M. Denmark, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2021
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Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2021
Commutations for unsophisticated folk who had been over-sentenced would have been defensible, but impunity for practitioners of political violence is what doomed the Weimar Republic.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
But Betancourt’s classmates found his take prudish and unsophisticated.
—Jake Nevins, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The accelerating expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal suggests that its leaders have recently decided that its historically small and unsophisticated capabilities were insufficient for Beijing’s needs and ambitions.
—Abraham M. Denmark, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2021
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“Unsophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsophisticated. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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