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
Many filmmakers saw it as juvenile and too simplistic for the evolving and advancing film industry.
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Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Nor has its simplistic view of geopolitical conflict.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Footage from a news report about Russia invading the United States
Attempts at music
Veo 3's AI audio generator can create music in various genres, although in practice, the results are typically simplistic.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Beyond The Hype: Deconstructing AI's True Nature Forget the simplistic narratives; AI isn't a monolithic entity.
—William Decourcy, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Nor has its simplistic view of geopolitical conflict.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Footage from a news report about Russia invading the United States
Attempts at music
Veo 3's AI audio generator can create music in various genres, although in practice, the results are typically simplistic.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Beyond The Hype: Deconstructing AI's True Nature Forget the simplistic narratives; AI isn't a monolithic entity.
—William Decourcy, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplistic
Adjective
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Even Portugal, who have been naive defensively but have considerable pace in attack, could threaten in transition, and Italy will need to shore up that element of their game to avoid being caught out.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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So, the whole thing just seems naive from people who’ve been oppressed by this murderous regime for 46 years.—
Fiction Non Fiction
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Looking for their environmental DNA in scales, slime or skin cells that living beings shed all the time is a simpler way, Workman said.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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The simple solution is wearing regular ballet flats, whether they’re made from leather, satin, or something else.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The exchange ended with both men accusing the other of acting childish.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Compiled from Candace Bushnell’s column of the same name from The New York Observer, the book is a dark and bizarre look at dating in 1990s New York, where men are pathologically childish, cruel, and self-centered, and women are domineering, striving, and manipulative.—
Alice Bolin
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Gale was deemed old-fashioned and her focus on small-town Midwestern life was thought to be unsophisticated.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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But the grammar movies and television use to dramatize such crimes remains by and large unsophisticated.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 June 2025
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“Simplistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplistic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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