as in naive
lacking in sophistication
a simplistic belief in claims of the product's effectiveness simplistic thinking
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And that was a little simplistic because cells are different, right?
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quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
However, that description may be a bit too simplistic, says Quyen Aoh, Associate Professor of Biology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The varied abilities and limited weapons prop up a mission design that’s simplistic.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
The result is at once convoluted and simplistic, half-heartedly using horror tropes as a means of working toward a rather confused notion of forgiveness.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
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quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
However, that description may be a bit too simplistic, says Quyen Aoh, Associate Professor of Biology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The varied abilities and limited weapons prop up a mission design that’s simplistic.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
The result is at once convoluted and simplistic, half-heartedly using horror tropes as a means of working toward a rather confused notion of forgiveness.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Simplistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplistic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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