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simpler

ADJECTIVE

clear, understandable; easy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clean elementary plain quiet smooth straightforward transparent uncomplicated

STRONG

cinch light picnic snap walkover

WEAK

child's play easy as pie effortless facile incomplex intelligible lucid manageable mild no problem no sweat not difficult piece of cake self-explanatory simple as ABC uninvolved unmistakable untroublesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstruse complex complicated difficult hard intricate involved unclear vague

WEAK

aware cluttered convoluted decorated embellished exacting intelligent jumbled mature older on-the-ball ornate smart sophisticated unintelligible

ADJECTIVE

uncluttered, natural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classic clean elementary modest plain pure uncomplicated

STRONG

absolute mere rustic single spartan vanilla

WEAK

austere discreet folksy homely homey humble inelaborate lowly not complex open and shut pure and simple sheer unadorned unadulterated unaffected unalloyed unblended uncombined uncompounded undecorated unelaborate unembellished unfussy unmitigated unmixed unornamented unostentatious unpretentious unqualified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal abstruse complex complicated difficult dirty extraordinary immodest impure indefinite intricate polluted unchaste

WEAK

aware cluttered convoluted decorated embellished exacting intelligent jumbled mature older on-the-ball ornate smart sophisticated unclear unintelligible

ADJECTIVE

childlike, innocent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic direct honest natural plain

STRONG

amateur frank green square

WEAK

artless bald childish guileless ingenuous naive naked sincere stark trusting unaffected unartificial undeniable unexperienced unpretentious unschooled unsophisticated unstudied unvarnished

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal devious dishonest uncommon

WEAK

aware cluttered complex complicated convoluted decorated difficult embellished exacting intelligent intricate jumbled mature older on-the-ball ornate smart sophisticated unclear unintelligible

ADJECTIVE

feeble-minded; not intelligent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

silly stupid

STRONG

amateur fat green illiterate imbecile shallow thick

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asinine backward brainless credulous dense dimwitted dull dumb feeble foolish gullible half-witted idiotic ignorant inane inexperienced inexpert insensate mindless moronic nitwitted obtuse senseless simple-minded slow soft soft-headed uneducated unintelligent witless

Antonyms

STRONG

intelligent slight smart thin

WEAK

aware cluttered complex complicated convoluted decorated difficult embellished exacting intricate jumbled mature older on-the-ball ornate sophisticated unclear unintelligible

Example Sentences

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For MSR Dev, an 82-year-old retired scientist, the question is also about something simpler - whether older people remain connected to the world around them.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

But the possibilities go way beyond those recipes and are often much simpler to whip up.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Social Security claiming strategies can be somewhat convoluted, and claiming benefits based on an ex-spouse’s record does not make the situation any simpler.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

An advertising man who decides to embrace a simpler life discovers that the change brings complications of its own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Ames gambled that as chief of counterintelligence for the Soviet division of the CIA, approaching the KGB couldn't be simpler.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau