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unsophisticated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unsophisticated

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
  • mistakenly believed that the family was unsophisticated and would sell their land for a fraction of its worth
Synonyms of unsophisticated

green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, uncritical, unknowing, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, wide-eyed
Words Related to unsophisticated

callow, childish, immature, inexperienced, raw

childlike, idealistic, impractical, unrealistic

believing, credulous, gullible (also gullable), susceptible, trustful, trusting, unguarded

beguiled, duped, gulled, tricked

careless, heedless, thoughtless
Near Antonyms of unsophisticated

critical, cynical, doubting, incredulous, skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, unconvinced

careful, cautious, guarded, leery (also leary), wary, watchful

down-to-earth, hardheaded, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic, sober

street-smart, streetwise
Antonyms of unsophisticated

cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

Synonym Discussion of unsophisticated

natural, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated, artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world.
    • her unaffected, natural manner
ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions.
    • the ingenuous enthusiasm of children
naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence.
    • politically naive
unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness.
    • unsophisticated adolescents
artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others.
    • artless charm

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