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simplistic (adjective)

simplistic (adjective). Variants: simplistically (adverb) Definition: oversimplified; avoiding or ignoring complexities Synonym: unsophisticated, naive Antonym: sophisticated, complicated His simplistic plan for economic improvement failed to account for foreign investment and the GNP. .

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simplistic (adjective)

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  1. simplistic (adjective) • Variants: simplistically (adverb) • Definition: oversimplified; avoiding or ignoring complexities • Synonym: unsophisticated, naive • Antonym: sophisticated, complicated • His simplistic plan for economic improvement failed to account for foreign investment and the GNP.

  2. incredulous (adjective) • Variants: incredulously (adverb); incredulousness (noun); incredulity (noun) • Definition: unwilling or unable to believe; showing disbelief • Synonym: skeptical • Antonym: credulous, gullible • The politician’s lavish promises provoked incredulous responses rather than the admiration he sought.

  3. ascetic (adjective) • Variants: ascetically (adverb) • Definition: Reflecting self-denial (as in religious discipline); choosing minimal comforts • Synonyms: austere, Spartan • Antonym: self-indulgent, hedonistic • Her modest room reflected the ascetic values she advocated.

  4. vicarious (adjective) • vicariously (adverb), vicariousness (noun) • Definition: Experienced through someone else rather than first hand; endured as substitute for someone else; delegated • synonym: second-hand [experience] • antonym: actual [experience] • Because she loved her son, she found vicarious pleasure in his tremendous successes.

  5. allocation (noun) • Variants: allocate (verb), allocatable (adjective); allocator (noun) • Definition: the act of setting aside for a special purpose; designation • Synonym: allotment, apportionment • Antonym: abandonment • Sentence: The mayor insisted the park district include an allocation of land in order to build a playground. • The mayor insisted the parked district allocate land for a playground.

  6. admonish (transitive verb) • Variants: admonishment (noun) • Definition: To caution, criticize, or counsel gently against • Synonym: chastise, reproach, rebuke • Antonym: approve, commend, praise • The anti-tobacco lobbyist admonished the President for his inability to quit smoking.

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