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单词 simpleminded
释义

simpleminded

adjective

sim·​ple·​mind·​ed ˌsim-pəl-ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce simpleminded (audio)
ˈsim-pəl-ˌmīn-
: devoid of subtlety : unsophisticated
also : foolish
simplemindedly adverb
simplemindedness noun

Synonyms

  • aw-shucks
  • dewy
  • dewy-eyed
  • green
  • ingenuous
  • innocent
  • naïf
  • naif
  • naive
  • naïve
  • primitive
  • simple
  • uncritical
  • unknowing
  • unsophisticated
  • unsuspecting
  • unsuspicious
  • unwary
  • unworldly
  • wide-eyed
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Example Sentences

a superstitious and very simpleminded man He took a simpleminded approach to the problem.
Recent Examples on the Web American democracy, as in the Electoral College, accommodates considerations more complex than simpleminded majoritarianism. George Will, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018 And with a smirking Clint Eastwood as the soldier, the story—which Cullinan told entirely from the points of view of the women—became a simpleminded demonstration of how devious women are. Charles Taylor, Newsweek, 22 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

simpleminded

adjective

1
as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment a simpleminded view of a complex problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • naive
  • simple
  • innocent
  • inexperienced
  • primitive
  • immature
  • unsophisticated
  • ingenuous
  • naïve
  • childish
  • naif
  • naïf
  • uncritical
  • unsuspecting
  • unsuspicious
  • unworldly
  • unwary
  • green
  • aw-shucks
  • unknowing
  • wide-eyed
  • idealistic
  • dewy
  • dewy-eyed
  • callow
  • believing
  • impractical
  • childlike
  • trusting
  • trustful
  • gullible
  • thoughtless
  • credulous
  • careless
  • beguiled
  • unrealistic
  • duped
  • susceptible
  • tricked
  • gulled
  • heedless
  • gullable
  • raw
  • unguarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sophisticated
  • cynical
  • worldly
  • unconvinced
  • skeptical
  • experienced
  • incredulous
  • cautious
  • suspicious
  • knowing
  • careful
  • critical
  • cosmopolitan
  • wary
  • pragmatic
  • doubting
  • hardheaded
  • worldly-wise
  • watchful
  • realistic
  • guarded
  • leery
  • pragmatical
  • sober
  • suspecting
  • leary
  • down-to-earth
  • streetwise
  • street-smart
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2
as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment scornful of their simpleminded belief that their parents would always be there to take care of them

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • foolish
  • stupid
  • silly
  • absurd
  • mad
  • crazy
  • idiotic
  • insane
  • dumb
  • fool
  • lunatic
  • simple
  • irrational
  • fatuous
  • ridiculous
  • daft
  • harebrained
  • weak
  • nonsensical
  • witless
  • senseless
  • brainless
  • asinine
  • zany
  • dippy
  • loony
  • preposterous
  • unwise
  • sappy
  • tomfool
  • inept
  • unreasonable
  • daffy
  • nutty
  • wacky
  • screwball
  • half-witted
  • lunkheaded
  • kooky
  • crackpot
  • looney
  • moronic
  • slow
  • unreasoning
  • feebleminded
  • cuckoo
  • idiotical
  • thickheaded
  • weak-minded
  • dotty
  • thoughtless
  • jerky
  • bubbleheaded
  • half-baked
  • clueless
  • whacky
  • obtuse
  • doltish
  • dunderheaded
  • unreasoned
  • cockeyed
  • imbecile
  • pinheaded
  • featherheaded
  • airheaded
  • fallacious
  • dopey
  • softheaded
  • out to lunch
  • unintelligent
  • vacuous
  • lamebrain
  • mindless
  • oafish
  • kookie
  • dim-witted
  • illogical
  • chuckleheaded
  • laughable
  • dull
  • ludicrous
  • balmy
  • empty-headed
  • knuckleheaded
  • dim
  • dorky
  • dense
  • gormless
  • lamebrained
  • opaque
  • invalid
  • slow-witted
  • surd
  • brain-dead
  • farcical
  • thick
  • clownish
  • soft
  • imbecilic
  • buffoonish
  • nonrational
  • unconsidered
  • unsound
  • birdbrained
  • dopy
  • chowderheaded
  • boobish
  • notional
  • ill-advised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wise
  • sagacious
  • sensible
  • sane
  • clever
  • prudent
  • sound
  • intelligent
  • smart
  • reasonable
  • sage
  • judicious
  • bright
  • logical
  • rational
  • valid
  • sapient
  • brainy
  • well-advised
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