simple-minded
Not very sharp
Simple-minded describes someone lacking intelligence or sophistication—a person who doesn't think deeply or grasp complexity: a simple-minded approach to foreign policy.
The term is dismissive, suggesting naivety or dullness.
Less harshly, it can mean uncomplicated in outlook, free from guile: simple-minded contentment with small pleasures.
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
ingenuous · unworldly · green · callow · inexperienced · artless · unsophisticated · exploitable
Low in light
- dullLacking edge or interest
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- denseClosely packed together
- thickHaving great depth
slow-witted · doltish · foolish · unintelligent · witless · dopey · dimwitted · dunderheaded
Having youthful innocence
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- guilelessFree from deceit
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
unaffected · unpretentious · unassuming · angelic · untainted · blameless · unspoiled · uncorrupted
Clear and uncomplicated
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
uncomplicated · rudimentary · reductive · black-and-white · one-dimensional · shallow · superficial · narrow
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
impressionable · ingenuous · unworldly · green · callow · inexperienced · artless · unsophisticated · exploitable · duped
dim
Low in light
thick · slow-witted · doltish · foolish · unintelligent · witless · dopey · dimwitted · dunderheaded · blockheaded
childlike
Having youthful innocence
wholesome · unaffected · unpretentious · unassuming · angelic · untainted · blameless · unspoiled · uncorrupted · virtuous
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- plainBasic and unremarkable
unsophisticated · uncomplicated · rudimentary · reductive · black-and-white · one-dimensional · shallow · superficial · narrow · limited
- ___-minded words
- mindlessbrainless, mindless, witless, senseless, unthinking
simple-mindedbrilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
intelligent · bright · brainy · clever · smart
simple-mindedsophisticated
Worldly and cultured
shrewd · astute · discerning · perceptive · worldly