Antonyms for unsophisticated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd


Definition of unsophisticated

Origin :
  • 1620s, "unmixed," from un- (1) "not" + sophisticated. Meaning "ingenuous, natural, inexperienced" is recorded from 1660s.
  • adj natural, simple
Example sentences :
  • He is so very young and reverent and tender, and in a way so unsophisticated.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Here was a situation for an unsophisticated youth like myself.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various
  • So I tempted my fancy with air-castles like the most unsophisticated lover.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • Mond is a good chap, very jovial, boyish and unsophisticated.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • His prattle was the prattle of an unsophisticated maiden lady.
  • Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
  • It presents every figure in a clear and unsophisticated way.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • The Unsophisticated Father (who has been roaring with laughter).
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 » by Various
  • Unsophisticated as he was, “Cobbler” Horn felt that the proposal was exorbitant.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • It is not so unsophisticated as the title had somehow led me to expect.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 » by Various
  • My dear, honest, conscientious, unsophisticated little Moses!
  • Extract from : « Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends » by Fanny Fern

Synonyms for unsophisticated

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