as in naive
lacking in sophistication
a simplistic belief in claims of the product's effectiveness simplistic thinking
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Recent Examples of simplistic
Conversely, a smaller art set with only a dozen or so pieces may be too simplistic for someone who needs greater variety.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
As a simplistic example, our habitat model for Antarctica may state that temperatures are often below freezing.
—Daniel Apai, Space.com, 15 June 2025
The Posse Comitatus Act in the most simplistic of terms eventually led to the rebellion that was the civil rights movement, and subsequent laws that have pushed for equality and equity.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
This new discovery, which has rewritten British history, suggests that more simplistic approaches to interpreting the significance and story behind these cemeteries may be insufficient.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
As a simplistic example, our habitat model for Antarctica may state that temperatures are often below freezing.
—Daniel Apai, Space.com, 15 June 2025
The Posse Comitatus Act in the most simplistic of terms eventually led to the rebellion that was the civil rights movement, and subsequent laws that have pushed for equality and equity.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
This new discovery, which has rewritten British history, suggests that more simplistic approaches to interpreting the significance and story behind these cemeteries may be insufficient.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplistic
Adjective
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And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Biography Ellmann-style was left looking hopelessly naive in its effort to understand the work by understanding its writer’s life.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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In his formal lecture to the Academy, Campbell offered some reflections on the simple science that gave rise to the treatment, and to its wide array of applications.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2025
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While to some these screen-free devices may seem like a return to the early, simpler days of fitness trackers, Werring says the public is a bit more savvy than the step-counting obsessives of the 2010s.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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There is something of the rat terrier in her small white face, an intensity that has never seemed childish but unnaturally adult.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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From baby animals to childish drawings, Labubu to Mary Janes, all things cute have entered the mainstream.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Thus even relatively unsophisticated cybercriminals can access the latest tools to commit their crimes.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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