UNSOPHISTICATED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNSOPHISTICATED?

Need another word that means the same as “unsophisticated”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “unsophisticated” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unsophisticated” are: unworldly, bumpkinly, hick, rustic, uncomplicated, naive, simple, innocent, ignorant, green, immature, callow, inexperienced, childlike, artless, guileless, ingenuous, natural, unaffected, unassuming, unpretentious, modest, crude, unrefined, basic, rudimentary, primitive, rough and ready, cobbled together, undeveloped, homespun

Unsophisticated as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unsophisticated" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unsophisticated” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not wise in the ways of the world- Kate O'Brien.
• Not complicated or highly developed; basic.
• Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.
• Lacking complexity.
• Not wise in the ways of the world.
• Awkwardly simple and provincial.

Synonyms of "Unsophisticated" as an adjective (31 Words)

artless	Showing lack of art. An artless manner.
basic	Having the properties of a base, or containing a base; having a pH above 7. Basic training for raw recruits.
bumpkinly	Awkwardly simple and provincial. Bumpkinly country boys.
callow	(of a young person) inexperienced and immature. Earnest and callow undergraduates.
childlike	Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity. She speaks with a childlike directness.
cobbled together	Mentally and emotionally stable.
crude	Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. A crude cabin of logs with bark still on them.
green	Consisting of fresh green vegetables. Green paint.
guileless	Free of deceit. His face once so open and guileless.
hick	Awkwardly simple and provincial. A hick town.
homespun	(of cloth or yarn) made or spun at home. Homespun philosophy.
ignorant	Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge. School leavers were ignorant about the range of job opportunities.
immature	In an early period of life or development or growth. His immature sense of humour.
inexperienced	Having little knowledge or experience of a particular thing. He is still relatively young and inexperienced.
ingenuous	Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. An ingenuous admission of responsibility.
innocent	Lacking sense or awareness. An innocent mistake.
modest	Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance. A modest apartment.
naive	Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. The naive assumption that things can only get better.
natural	Relating to earthly human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm. The Baron left a natural son by his mistress.
primitive	(of an algebraic or geometric expression) from which another is derived, or which is not itself derived from another. Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains.
rough and ready	Not shaped by cutting or trimming.
rudimentary	Being in the earliest stages of development. Rudimentary plans.
rustic	Denoting freely formed lettering, especially a relatively informal style of handwritten Roman capital letter. Rustic awkwardness.
simple	Plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation. The simple truth.
unaffected	Free of artificiality; sincere and genuine. An unaffected grace.
unassuming	Not arrogant or presuming. Unassuming to a fault skeptical about the value of his work.
uncomplicated	Easy and not involved or complicated. He was an extraordinarily uncomplicated man.
undeveloped	Undeveloped or unused. Undeveloped coal reserves.
unpretentious	Exhibiting restrained good taste. In spite of his fame he was thoroughly unpretentious.
unrefined	Not refined; uncouth. Unrefined sugar.
unworldly	Not seeming to belong to this planet; strange. An almost unworldly stillness.

Usage Examples of "Unsophisticated" as an adjective

• Unsophisticated computer software.
• An unsophisticated young man.
• An unsophisticated machine.
• The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists.
• Either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver.

Associations of "Unsophisticated" (30 Words)

artless	Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. Her awkward artless prose.
boorish	Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Boorish behaviour.
bumpkin	A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture. She thought Tom a bit of a country bumpkin.
clumsy	Done awkwardly or without skill. A very clumsy attempt to park.
crass	Showing no intelligence or sensitivity. An act of crass stupidity.
crude	Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man.
farming	Relating to farming or agriculture. Farming communities.
gauche	Lacking social polish. A shy and gauche teenager.
graceless	Lacking grace, elegance, or charm. He wanted to speak so as not to seem sullen or graceless.
idyll	An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll. The rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies.
idyllic	Excellent and delightful in all respects. An idyllic spot for a picnic.
ignorant	Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing. School leavers were ignorant about the range of job opportunities.
inelegant	Having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement. An inelegant title.
laity	Ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts.
layman	A non-ordained male member of a Church. The book seems well suited to the interested layman.
naive	Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. The naive assumption that things can only get better.
parochial	Relating to a Church parish. The parochial church council.
peon	A bullfighter who uses banderillas (darts thrust into a bull’s neck or shoulders); a banderillero. Racing drivers aren t exactly nine to five peons.
rural	In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. Rural people.
rustic	(of masonry) having a rough-hewn or roughened surface or deeply sunk joints. Rustic pottery.
savage	Criticize harshly or violently. The press savaged the new President.
simple	Denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup. The house is furnished in a simple country style.
simplistic	Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity. A simplistic theory of the universe.
tactless	Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse. It was tactless to bring up those disagreeable.
uncultivated	(of persons) lacking art or knowledge. An ignorant and uncultivated soldier.
uneducated	Having or showing a poor level of education. Women from uneducated backgrounds.
unlettered	(of a person) poorly educated or illiterate. Special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society.
unrefined	Not refined or processed. Unrefined ore.
untutored	Lacking in schooling. An untutored genius.
yokel	An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.