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- [uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
- /ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd/
- /ˌʌn.səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
- /ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of unsophisticated word
- adjective unsophisticated not sophisticated; simple; artless. 1
- adjective unsophisticated without complexity or refinements: a relatively unsophisticated mechanism. 1
- adjective unsophisticated unadulterated; pure; genuine. 1
- adjective unsophisticated simple 1
- abbreviation UNSOPHISTICATED unrefined 1
- adjective unsophisticated Unsophisticated people do not have a wide range of experience or knowledge and have simple tastes. 0
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Origin of unsophisticated
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; un-1 + sophisticated
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Parts of speech for Unsophisticated
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adverb
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unsophisticated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj unsophisticated
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- atavistic — Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
adverb unsophisticated
- artlessly — In an artless manner.
- inelegantly — In an inelegant manner.
- ingenuously — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- innocently — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- naively — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
adjective unsophisticated
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- clueless — If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
- clunky — If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.
- corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
- countrified — You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
Antonyms for unsophisticated
adj unsophisticated
- a-ok — in perfect working order; excellent
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- aok — Alternative spelling of A-okay.
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
adjective unsophisticated
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
- experienced — Having knowledge or skill in a particular field, especially a profession or job, gained over a period of time.
- exquisite — Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
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