low-tech

adjective

ˈlō-ˈtek 

: technologically simple or unsophisticated

low-tech industries

Examples of low-tech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Salt stomping fits neatly inside a growing bucket of low-cost, low-tech, screen-free wind-down practices that already includes bath rituals, breathwork and weighted blankets. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

The ads were printed on large vinyl sheets, and Alterman and Ross were hanging them with low-tech loops of duct tape. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Willcox found a very low-tech but effective way of gauging the state of the Spanish team. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Controlling Ring Leaper’s mode of movement is also pretty low-tech. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for low-tech

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck