People and roles

Synonyms for unsophisticated

Two senses of unsophisticated live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampPeople and roles

awkwardly simple and provincial

The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

hick

Same sentence, swapped: The nightlife of Montmartre awed the hick tourists.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for unsophisticated as it is used in the sentence above.

unadulterated
confiding
soft

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High Camp

not wise in the ways of the world

Either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unworldly

Same sentence, swapped: Either too unworldly or too honest to promise more than he could deliver.

Close but different

uncomplicated
rustic
unadulterated

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