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| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, understandable; easy |
| Synonyms: | child's play, cinch*, clean, easy as pie*, effortless, elementary, facile, incomplex, intelligible, light, lucid, manageable, mild, no problem, no sweat, not difficult, picnic*, piece of cake*, plain, quiet, self-explanatory, simple as ABC, smooth, snap*, straightforward, transparent, uncomplicated, uninvolved, unmistakable, untroublesome, walkover |
| Notes: | simple means 'plain, uncomplicated'; simplistic means 'characterized by a forced, unwarranted simplicity' |
| Antonyms: | complex, complicated, convoluted, difficult, exacting, intricate, unclear, unintelligible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncluttered, natural |
| Synonyms: | Spartan, absolute, austere, classic, clean, discreet, elementary, folksy, homely, homey, humble, lowly, mere, modest, plain, pure, rustic, sheer, single, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, uncomplicated, unembellished, unmitigated, unpretentious, unqualified, vanilla*, inelaborate, not complex, open and shut, pure and simple, unalloyed, unblended, uncombined, uncompounded, undecorated, unelaborate, unfussy, unmixed, unornamented, unostentatious |
| Antonyms: | jumbled, ornate, cluttered, decorated, embellished |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | childlike, innocent |
| Synonyms: | amateur, artless, bald, basic, childish, direct, frank, green, guileless, honest, ingenuous, naive, naked, natural, plain, sincere, square, stark, trusting, unaffected, undeniable, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unvarnished, unartificial, unexperienced |
| Antonyms: | mature, older, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeble-minded; not intelligent |
| Synonyms: | amateur, asinine, backward, brainless, credulous, dense, dull, dumb, fat, feeble, foolish, green*, gullible, half-witted, idiotic, ignorant, illiterate, imbecile, inane, inexperienced, inexpert, insensate, mindless, moronic, obtuse, senseless, shallow, silly, slow, soft, stupid, thick, uneducated, unintelligent, witless, dimwitted, nitwitted, simple-minded, soft-headed |
| Antonyms: | aware, intelligent, smart, on-the-ball |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chaste |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pure, incorrupt |
| Synonyms: | austere, celibate, clean, continent, decent, decorous, elegant, immaculate, impotent, inexperienced, innocent, modest, moral, neat, platonic, proper, prudish, quiet, refined, restrained, simple, spotless, stainless, subdued, unaffected, unblemished, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, vestal, virtuous, wholesome, controlled, intemerate, monogamous, uncontaminated, unwed, virginal |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, defiled, dirty, lewd, wanton, unchaste |
| Main Entry: | childlike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | innocent, naive |
| Synonyms: | artless, childish, credulous, guileless, immature, ingenuous, natural, simple, spontaneous, trusting, unaffected, unfeigned, trustful |
| Antonyms: | complicated, untrusting |
| Main Entry: | credulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gullible, naive |
| Synonyms: | believing, born yesterday, easy mark*, green, simple, trusting, uncritical, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unwary, accepting, dupable, falling for, overtrusting, swallow whole, taken in, trustful, unquestioning, unsuspicious |
| Antonyms: | skeptical, suspicious, suspecting, untrusting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daft |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid; crazy |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, bedlamite, bonkers, cracked*, crackers, daffy*, demented, deranged, dopey*, flaky*, foolish, fried*, giddy, half-baked*, idiotic, in the ozone, inane, insane, lunatic, mad, mental*, nuts, nutty*, off the wall, out of one's gourd, ridiculous, screwy*, silly, simple, touched, unbalanced, unhinged*, unsound, wacky, whacko, witless |
| Antonyms: | brainy, bright, intelligent, smart, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dopey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | comatose, dense, dumb, foolish, heavy, idiotic, lethargic, senseless, silly, simple, slow, sluggish, thick, torpid, hebetudinous, slumberish |
| Antonyms: | brainy, intelligent, sensible, smart |
| Main Entry: | doting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indulgent; serving |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, devoted, fascinated, fatuous, fond, foolish, lovesick, loving, silly, simple, struck, adoring, lovesome |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | downright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thorough, absolute |
| Synonyms: | blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, damned, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out-and-out, outright, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight, straightforward, sure, thoroughgoing, total, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable, utter, whole, undisguised |
| Main Entry: | earthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, coarse, crude, down, down-to-earth*, dull, easygoing, folksy, funky*, hard-boiled*, homely, homey, indelicate, lusty, mundane, natural, pragmatic, ribald, robust, rough, simple, uninhibited, unrefined, down home, home folk, lowbred, unidealistic |
| Antonyms: | cultured, elegant, refined, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | easy as pie |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very easy |
| Synonyms: | duck soup, simple, easily done, easily managed, easy as can be, like falling off a log, like shooting fish in a barrel, like stealing candy from a baby, no sweat, simple as ABC |
| Main Entry: | effortless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy |
| Synonyms: | child's play, cursive, duck soup*, facile, flowing, fluent, light, no problem, no sweat, offhand, painless, picnic*, piece of cake*, royal, running, simple, smooth, snap*, uncomplicated, undemanding, untroublesome |
| Antonyms: | complicated, demanding, difficult, effortful, hard, labored |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elegant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, tasteful |
| Synonyms: | affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artistic, august, chic, choice, classic, clever, comely, courtly, cultured, dainty, delicate, dignified, effective, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fine, genteel, graceful, grand, handsome, ingenious, luxurious, majestic, modish, neat, nice, noble, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, polished, rare, refined, rich, select, simple, stately, stuffy, stylish, sumptuous, superior, turgid, well-bred, cultivated, ornamented, recherché, stylized |
| Antonyms: | crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful |
| Main Entry: | facile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy; easily mastered |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, adept, adroit, apparent, articulate, breeze, child's play, cursory, deft, dexterous, easy as pie*, effortless, fast talk, flip*, fluent, glib, hasty, light, obvious, picnic*, practiced, proficient, pushover*, quick, ready, shallow, simple, skillful, slick*, smooth, superficial, uncomplicated, untroublesome, voluble |
| Antonyms: | arduous, complicated, confusing, difficult, hard, involved, laborious, profound |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fatuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, brainless*, dense, dull, foolish, idiotic, imbecile, inane, insensate, jerky*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, mindless, moronic, puerile, sappy, silly, simple, vacuous, witless, birdbrained, boneheaded, lamebrained |
| Antonyms: | aware, bright, intelligent, keen, sensible, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feebleminded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally handicapped |
| Synonyms: | dim-witted, dumb, half-witted, moronic, retarded, simple, slow, stupid, unintelligent, weak-minded, dull-witted, imbecilic, soft in the head |
| Main Entry: | foolish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonsensical, idiotic |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, brainless, crazy, daffy*, daft, dotty*, fantastic, fatuous, feebleminded*, half-baked*, half-witted*, harebrained*, ill-advised, imprudent, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, insane, irrational, jerky*, loony*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, moronic, nutty*, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, short-sighted, silly, simple, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, wacky*, weak, witless, zany*, cockamamy, dippy, doltish, ill-considered, imbecilic, kooky, nerdy |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, circumspect, prudent, sensible, serious, thoughtful, wise, unfoolish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forthright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward, honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bald, blunt, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank, open, outspoken, plain, real, simple, sincere, straight, up front, call a spade a spade, from the hip, like it is, no lie, plainspoken, undisguised |
| Antonyms: | devious, dishonest, secret, untruthful |
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