SIMPLEMINDED Synonyms: 212 Similar and Opposite Words

simpleminded

adjective

ˌsim-pəl-ˈmīn-dəd

Definition of simpleminded next

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment a simpleminded view of a complex problem

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as in foolish

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment scornful of their simpleminded belief that their parents would always be there to take care of them

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Recent Examples of simpleminded Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist. —

Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023 But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance. —

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023 American democracy, as in the Electoral College, accommodates considerations more complex than simpleminded majoritarianism. —

George Will, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018 And with a smirking Clint Eastwood as the soldier, the story—which Cullinan told entirely from the points of view of the women—became a simpleminded demonstration of how devious women are. —

Charles Taylor, Newsweek, 22 June 2017

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Adjective

The filmmaker masterfully integrates the naive art style into the film’s design and animation techniques.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026