Definitions

simply

[sim-plee] / ˈsɪm pli /

ADVERB

plainly, clearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly directly easily honestly naturally openly quietly

WEAK

artlessly candidly frankly guilelessly ingenuously intelligibly matter-of-factly modestly ordinarily sincerely straightforwardly unaffectedly unpretentiously without any elaboration

Antonyms

WEAK

difficultly incompletely indefinitely

ADVERB

merely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely only purely solely utterly

STRONG

but just

Antonyms

WEAK

difficultly incompletely indefinitely

ADVERB

absolutely, completely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altogether really totally utterly wholly

WEAK

in fact unreservedly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely partially partly

WEAK

difficultly indefinitely

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Watkins warned that Wales accounted for a small share of the wider UK drinks market, meaning some companies could decide it was "simply not worth" supplying certain products.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Nobody actually opposes air conditioning, they insist; the buildings are simply old and hard to retrofit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

They simply asked Google for data it already possessed.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The Korean additions may simply be too far in the future for investors to worry about right now.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

When the souls leave the body, they can be angry, confused, or simply unwilling to embark on the Death Journey.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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