simplistic
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simplistic
- /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/
adjective more simplistic · most simplistic
- Overly simple. At one time, I was extremely skeptical of such simplistic medicine until observing a reflexologist at work and finding that many of the patients showed steady improvement in cases where official medical practitioners had recommended surgery or prescribed the usual quantum of pills. Along with the fo
- In a manner that simplifies a concept or issue so that its nuances and complexities are lost or important details are overlooked. (Mao's) reliance on simplistic Soviet interpretations was reflected in his dismissal of Hitler as "a mere will-less puppet of the reactionary capitalists."
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Closest in meaning: simple, oversimplified, simply, bare, facile, narrow-minded, one-sided, straightforward, indiscriminate, naive, ingenuous, naïve, oversimplification, blunt, simplification, reductionist
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adj overly simple
| Español | simplista |
|---|---|
| Português | simplista, simplicista |
| Français | simpliste |
| Deutsch | stark vereinfacht, simplistisch |
| Italiano | semplicista, semplicistico, semplicistica |
| עברית | פשטני |
Talk about this word "simplistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/simplistic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. simplistic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/simplistic "simplistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/simplistic.Cite this
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