unsophisticated

/ˈənsəˌfɪstəˈkeɪdɪd/

Definitions of unsophisticated
  1. adjective
    not wise in the ways of the world
    “either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver”
    synonyms: unworldly
    naif, naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
  2. adjective
    awkwardly simple and provincial
    “the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists”
    synonyms: bumpkinly, hick, rustic
    provincial
    characteristic of the provinces or their people
  3. adjective
    lacking complexity
    “an unsophisticated machine”
    synonyms: uncomplicated
    simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
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