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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

Example Sentences

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But there might be another, less promising explanation, according to Krinsky: The correlation between bitcoin and software stocks may simply be starting to break down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

My bet is that Melania has been nursing a weird grudge about all this and simply felt compelled to say something.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Many farmers simply couldn’t produce the food we all enjoy without a labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"It's just simply a monstrosity, but this signifies the end" of the grouping, "in which we already no longer participate," Petro earlier said on X.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He simply used his fingers and untied the knots in the strings.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls