Puerile
Puerile adjective - Having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children.
Usage example: told the teenagers that such puerile behavior would not be tolerated during the ceremony
Simplistic and puerile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simplistic" instead an adjective "Puerile".
Nearby Word: puerility
Simplistic
Simplistic adjective - Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity.
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Synonyms for Simplistic
Puerile and simplistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Puerile" instead an adjective "Simplistic".
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Related pairs
- adolescent and puerile
- adolescent and simplistic
- juvenile and puerile
- juvenile and simplistic
- green and puerile
- green and simplistic
- crude and puerile
- crude and simplistic
- unsophisticated and puerile
- unsophisticated and simplistic
- naive and puerile
- naive and simplistic
- immature and puerile
- immature and simplistic
Both words in one sentence
- Cluster F-Bomb: One of the more frequent criticisms of deathcore comes from the exceptionally high amounts of profanity in the lyrics, which are generally seen as puerile and overly simplistic.
Source: Deathcore
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