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
Its writing is simplistic at times, and the characters are loud and even grating.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Photos shared by the care home showed a stunning silver balloon arch, blue chairs decorated in white tulle for the guests and a simplistic two-tier cake with flowers at the ceremony.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The display on the new glasses, though, is still quite simplistic.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Lamborghinis ostentatious, Corvettes simplistic, BMWs arrogant.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Photos shared by the care home showed a stunning silver balloon arch, blue chairs decorated in white tulle for the guests and a simplistic two-tier cake with flowers at the ceremony.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The display on the new glasses, though, is still quite simplistic.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Lamborghinis ostentatious, Corvettes simplistic, BMWs arrogant.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplistic
Adjective
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The Guerida line nodding to private estate La Querida and its white façades, emerald green lawns and ocean views offered a more naïve take on the colored theme by mean of hearts and floral motifs juxtaposed in a ring, bracelet and pendant earrings.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even when their views are naive or ill-considered, protesters are among the minority of people willing to take risks and devote time and energy to the pursuit of a better world.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Strufe adds that while intelligence agencies or cybercriminals have simpler ways to monitor people – such as accessing CCTV cameras or video doorbells – the widespread presence of wireless networks could eventually form a near-comprehensive surveillance infrastructure.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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The simplest way to find influential people in a network is called degree centrality—just count the number of connections for each person.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Any version of art for art’s sake has always seemed a little childish to me, a bit of adolescent posturing (the phrase was apparently especially beloved by members of the 19th century Aesthetic Movement, one of the high points of a certain kind of brattiness).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Very unprofessional and very very childish.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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For Candy, getting to play the unsophisticated traveling salesman, a big man like himself, gave him an opportunity to showcase both his flair for broad comedy and, for the first time onscreen, his innate vulnerability.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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And there’s been this story that retail investors are unsophisticated.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Simplistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplistic. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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