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OVERLITERARY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word overliterary. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For OVERLITERARY

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basic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

noun

• (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

• a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

adjective satellite

• reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

• serving as a base or starting point

• of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

crude
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not refined or processed

noun

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

adjective satellite

• not carefully or expertly made

• conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• not processed or subjected to analysis

ignorant
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

• uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

• unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

plain
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not elaborate or elaborated; simple

• lacking patterns especially in color

noun

• extensive tract of level open land

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

adverb

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

adjective satellite

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• free from any effort to soften to disguise

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• lacking in physical beauty or proportion

verb

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

simple
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

• (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

noun

• any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

• a person lacking intelligence or common sense

adjective satellite

• easy and not involved or complicated

• apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

• exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

• lacking mental capacity and subtlety

• unornamented

uncultured
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

unlearned
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• not established by conditioning or learning

adjective satellite

• not well learned

• uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

unrefined
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not refined or processed

• (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth

unsophisticated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not wise in the ways of the world

• lacking complexity

• awkwardly simple and provincial

unbookish
adjectiveadj
adjective

• Not bookish.

Alternatives for BASIC

Alternatives for CRUDE

Alternatives for IGNORANT

Alternatives for PLAIN

Alternatives for SIMPLE

Alternatives for UNCULTURED

Alternatives for UNLEARNED

Alternatives for UNREFINED

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