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simplistic
[ sim-plis-tik ]
simplistic
/ sɪmˈplɪstɪk /
adjective
- characterized by extreme simplicity; naive
- oversimplifying complex problems; making unrealistically simple judgments or analyses
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Confusables Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈsimplism, noun
- simˈplistically, adverb
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Other Words From
- sim·plisti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of simplistic1
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Example Sentences
We cannot keep judging mothers by a primitive, antiquated, simplistic standard.
In the most simplistic notion, each book would be one season of television.
Others who served in Iraq at the time however said this was far too simplistic.
Sir Nicholas Henderson, who was in the job when Reagan was elected, described him as a dogmatic and simplistic man.
However, an insidious form of segregation, happening within the educational system, belies this simplistic view.
No, not along this line of one-dimensional, linear, simplistic form of determinism.
The structure of the Ars Grammaticae, however, follows a much more simplistic design than that of the Arte.
The Discourse typifies Sheridan's simplistic interpretation and the evangelistic ardor with which he addressed his audiences.
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
I urge Congress to continue on this steady path and resist the simplistic solutions that have been proposed as alternatives.
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