simple-minded

Definitions

Lacking in subtlety, complexity, or intellectual depth.

Easily deceived or naive due to a lack of experience or intelligence.

Having or showing a lack of mental sophistication.

Examples

He was often dismissed as simple-minded by his peers, despite his hidden talent for complex mathematics.

The simple-minded approach to the problem failed to account for the intricate variables involved in the project.

Synonyms

naive gullible unsophisticated foolish simple childlike vacuous

Antonyms

sophisticated astute shrewd cunning intellectual sharp worldly