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clear, understandable; easy adj.
uncluttered, natural adj.
childlike, innocent adj.
feeble-minded; not intelligent adj.

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

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abstruse complex complicated difficult hard intricate involved unclear vague

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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

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

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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

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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

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simpler

Because Mars lacks this process, scientists have often assumed that its crust formed in a much simpler way.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the move will ‘make Uber simpler and faster’ and ‘create more capacity to invest in our future.’

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Such changes are intended to make Uber "simpler" and "faster," while freeing up money to reinvest in areas it considers central to its future, Khosrowshahi said.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

It is simpler to see it that way and to imagine, with Ms. Rodrigues-Birkett, that the Palestinians merely want to share the land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Everything was simpler when they were just three kids being best friends.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera