Simple

/ˈsɪm.pəl/

Synonyms for "simple" (740 found)

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Closest matches (148)

Adjective(40 words)

elementary uncomplicatedaccessible resourcesaccessible textapproachablearchitectural plainnessbarebare cakebare modifierbare surfacebase conceptbasicbasic biology conceptbasic chemistrybasic designbasic english grammarbasic lab equipmentbasic life formbasic materialsbasic needs

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basic nourishmentbasic principlebasic scientific conceptbasic skillbasic stylebasic teaching conceptblank filebreezy childlike cleanestclear designconsumer level materialsconversational languagecrude cushiest demurest dewy-eyed digestibledim décordim-witted

a certainabsolute absurd aesthetic affable amateur an anyany onearrested artistic artless ascetic asinine atomic attic austere authentic awkward babbling

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backward bald banal bare base basic blankminded blithering bluff blunt bohemianbona fideborn yesterdaybovine brainless burbling butt callow candidcard carryingcard-carrying casual certain chaste cheerful cheery childish childlike choice chump ciceronian classic classical cleanclean cutclean-cut clearclear as crystalclear as dayclear-cut coherent comfortable common commonplace comprehensible confiding connected consistent conventional cordial cozy crackbrained cracked crass crazy creamy credulous cretinistic cretinous crispcrystal clearcrystal-clear crystalline cullible cushy deceivable defective defined definite degage delicate deludable dense dim-witted dinkum direct

Noun(11 words)

arithmetic skillsbare phrasebasic cognitive skillbasic greedy methodbasic needs assessmentbench top emitter gridblank fill promptcakewalkclassroom phrasingconservative usagedemotic

Adjective(1 words)

bare-bones

Strong matches (222)

discreet distinct dithering dopey doting driveling drooling drug dry dull dull-witted dumb dupable dupeeasily understoodeasyeasy as pieeasygoing effortless eggshell

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either elegant elemental elementary emptyempty headedempty-headed essential everyday excellent exclusive explicit exploitable express facilefall guyfamiliar fatuous feeble-minded feebleminded finished flat folksyfollowing the letterfool foolable foolish forthright frankfree and easyfriendly fundamental gardengarden varietygarden-variety gauche genuine glib gloss good graceful gracile gracious green groping guileless gull gulliblehalf bakedhalf-baked half-witted haymish hoaxable homelike homely homespun homey homish homogeneous honesthonest-to-godhoodwinkable household humble humble-looking humble-visaged humblest humbugable idiotic ignoble ignorant illiterate imbecile imbecilicin good tasteinane inartificial incomplex individual indivisible inexperienced inexpert inferior informal ingenu ingenuous inglorious innocent innocuous insensate integral intelligible intimate iridescent irreducible irregularknow nothingknow-nothing lawful lean least legitimate lifelike light limpid literal lone looseloud and clearlow lowest lowliest lowly lucid luminous markmatter-of-factmaundering meagre mean mellowmentally defectivementally deficientmentally handicappedmentally retardedmeremickey mousemill mindless modest monadic mongoloid monistic monolithic moronicmother-of-pearlnacreous naive naked natural

Adjective(45 words)

doric ornamenteasyeasy dilutioneasy problemeasy taskeasy-to-learneasy-to-understandeasy-to-useelectrical engineering basicselementary cost-benefit analysiselementary layerelementary math curriculumelementary science courseselementary uniteveryday natural languageeveryday routineseveryday termfeaturelessflat groundnessflat organization

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herbintroductory lessonlearnablelight sciencelinear data patternlinguistic simplicitylow intensitylow levellow tech setuplow-techlow-tech activitieslow-tech curriculumlow-technology societiesmass appealmedicinal herbmere minimalminimal countminimal materialsminimalist artminimalist designminimalist explanationsminimalist lifestylenatural classroom resourcesnatural look

Noun(14 words)

elementary science courseflat plainfront decoration patterninstamaticleast patternedless patternedllanolow energy taskminimalistminimalist formmore usable toolmost nonpatternedmost plain-languagemost usable

Adjective(1 words)

insignificant

Adverb(2 words)

more usable resourcesmost usable item

Related words (370)

naturalistic neat nescient nitwitted nondescriptnot all therenothing to itoafish obtuse obviousof a pieceof choiceof qualityoffhand offhanded one opalescent open openhearted ordinary

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original outspoken painless pale pastel pastoral patinaed peaceful pearly pellucid perfect perspicuous persuadable pigeon plainplain spokenplain-speaking plain-spoken pleasing plump polished poor primal primary primitive prosaic prosing prosy purepure and simplequiet raw real realistic refined relaxed restrained retarded righteous rightful round royal rude rural rustic sad sap seduceable semigloss senile senseless severe sheer sillysimon puresimon-puresimple as abcsimple-speaking simplehearted simpleminded simpletonian sincere singlesingle mindedsingle-hearted single-minded singular slobbering slow slow-witted small smooth snug sober sociable soft soft-colored soft-hued softened sole solid solitary somber spare spartan spontaneous square stark sterling straight straightforwardstrange tostupid subdued subnormal subordinate subservient subtle suckersure enoughsure-enough sweet tasteful teachable tender tentative terse thick thickheaded translucent transparent transpicuous trimtrue to lifetrue to naturetrue to realitytrustful trusting unacquaintedunacquainted withunadorned unadulterated unaffected unalloyed unambiguous unanalyzable unapprized unartificial unassumed unassuming unburdensome unceremonious uncluttered uncolored uncomplicated uncompounded uncomprehending unconcocted unconfused unconstrained uncontrived unconventional unconversant uncopied uncounterfeited undecorated understandable understated undesigning undifferenced undifferentiated undiluted undisguised undisguising undistinguished undistorted undivided uneducated unelaborate unembellished unenhanced unenlightened unequivocal unexaggerated unexperienced unfabricated unfamiliar unfanciful unfeigned unfeigning unfictitious unflattering unguarded uniform unilluminated unimaginative unimagined unimitated unimportant uninformed uninitiated unintelligent uninvented uninvolved unique unitary univocal unknowing unlabored unmistakable unmitigated unmixed unobtrusive unofficial unornamented unostentatious unpoetical unposted unpretended unpretending unpretentious unqualified unreserved unripe unromantic unschooled unsimulated unsophisticated unspecious unstudied unsure unsuspicious unsynthetic untaught untroublesome untutored unvarnished unversed unwary unwitty unworldly upright vacuous verbal verbatim veridical verisimilar vernacular very victimizable weak-minded well-chosen well-defined whole witlessword for wordword-for-wordworkaday workday

Noun(30 words)

non patternnontechnical descriptornontechnical discoursenontechnical evaluationnot composed ofordering workflowpicnicplain designsplain edgeplain featureplain languageplain language instructionplain nounplain weaveplain-language guideplain-language textplain-language writingplainclothesplainly writtenprogramming language

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rubber band activitysafety checklist instructionsimpletonsimply wordedsingle celled naturesingle part operationsingle step actionsnap starterthe plain

Adjective(80 words)

nonacademic termnonmathematical coursenontechnicalnontechnical aidsnontechnical languagenontechnical modifiernontechnical termsnontechnical wordnorwegian grunnone ingredient medicineordinary citizenordinary dayordinary dutiesordinary horseordinary personparsimonious plainplain clothesplain clothingplain color pattern

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plain designplain fabricplain factplain front decorationplain language explanationsplain language materialsplain layoutplain materialsplain proseplain shapeplain sleeveplain styleplain textplain vanillaplain-language summariesplainer plainestplainest layoutplainish plainspokenplainspoken explanationprimitive civilization originsprimitive cultureprimitive operationprimitive shelterprimitive toolsremedy plantround-eyed rudimentarysans serifshort compositionsimple-mindedsingle ingredient drugsingle ingredient remedysingle-stepstandalone calculatorthinner explanationtrivialtrivial questionunadorned unchemical uncivilizeduncontrived lookuncovered skin areaundemandingunembellished accountunembellished proseunfrettedunmarked formunornamented designunornate motifunpatterned designunpatterned designsunpatterned lookunpatterned sheetunpatterned wallsunproblematic unsubdividedusable materialswide-eyed

Determiner(1 words)

the trivial point

How these synonyms differ

basic - 'Basic' can be neutral (basic principles) or pejorative (that's so basic). Context matters more than with 'simple.'
elementary - 'Elementary' implies foundational knowledge, it's the starting point, not the whole picture.
plain - 'Plain' as a synonym for 'simple' emphasizes lack of decoration or pretense, plain food, plain speech.
uncomplicated - 'Uncomplicated' deliberately signals the absence of complexity. It's a longer word that works when 'simple' might sound dismissive.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

16 entries

appearancebasic devicedescriptor design herbherbaceous plantindividualmechanical conceptmedicine mortal person quality remedy somebody someone soul

More specific

11 entries

clear instructioneasy taskherbal remedyherbal simpleinclined planelevermineral remedymineral simpleplain languagepulleyunadorned styling

Collocations

12 entries

apothecary simplesherbal simplemedicinal herbone ingredient medicinesimple arithmeticsimple designsimple explanationsimple fractionsimple remedysimple tasksimple termssingle ingredient remedy

Inflections

3 entries

simpler simples simplest

Derivations

7 entries

simpler simplest simplicities simplicity simplify simplistic simply

Antonyms

2 entries

complex compound

similar

67 entries

acerate acerose acicular acuminate apiculate arrow-shaped bladelike caudate cordate cordiform cuneate deltoid dolabrate dolabriform easy elliptic

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Translations

193 translations across 108 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

eenvoudig adj (uncomplicated)

Albanian

1 entries

thjeshtë adj (uncomplicated)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

λιτός adj (uncomplicated)
ἁπλόος adj (uncomplicated)

Arabic

4 entries

بسيط adj (uncomplicated)
بَسِيط adj (uncomplicated)
بَسِيط adj (uncomplicated)
سَهَل adj (uncomplicated)

Aragonese

1 entries

simple adj (uncomplicated)

Armenian

2 entries

հասարակ adj (uncomplicated)
պարզ adj (uncomplicated)

Assamese

2 entries

সহজ adj (uncomplicated)
সৰল adj (uncomplicated)

Asturian

2 entries

cenciellu adj (uncomplicated)
simple adj (uncomplicated)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

bəsit adj (uncomplicated)
sadə adj (uncomplicated)

Bashkir

1 entries

ябай adj (uncomplicated)

Basque

1 entries

erraz adj (uncomplicated)

Belarusian

2 entries

лёгкі adj (uncomplicated)
про́сты adj (uncomplicated)

Bengali

1 entries

সহজ adj (uncomplicated)

Breton

1 entries

eeun adj (uncomplicated)

Bulgarian

2 entries

ле́сен adj (uncomplicated)
прост adj (uncomplicated)

Burmese

1 entries

ရိုး adj (uncomplicated)

Catalan

2 entries

senzill adj (uncomplicated)
simple adj (uncomplicated)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

ئاسان adj (uncomplicated)
ساکار adj (uncomplicated)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

容易 adj (uncomplicated)
簡單 /简单 adj (uncomplicated)
簡易 /简易 adj (uncomplicated)

Cornish

1 entries

sempel adj (uncomplicated)

Czech

3 entries

jednoduchý adj (uncomplicated)
lehký adj (uncomplicated)
prostý adj (uncomplicated)

Danish

2 entries

enkel adj (uncomplicated)
simpel adj (uncomplicated)

Dutch

2 entries

eenvoudig adj (uncomplicated)
simpel adj (uncomplicated)

Esperanto

1 entries

simpla adj (uncomplicated)

Estonian

1 entries

lihtne adj (uncomplicated)

Faroese

1 entries

einfaldur adj (uncomplicated)

Finnish

3 entries

selko- adj (uncomplicated)
simppeli adj (uncomplicated)
yksinkertainen adj (uncomplicated)

French

1 entries

simple adj (uncomplicated)

Galician

2 entries

simple adj (uncomplicated)
sinxelo adj (uncomplicated)

Georgian

4 entries

იოლი adj (uncomplicated)
მარტივი adj (uncomplicated)
სადა adj (uncomplicated)
უბრალო adj (uncomplicated)

German

2 entries

einfach adj (uncomplicated)
simpel adj (uncomplicated)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 adj (uncomplicated)

Greek

1 entries

απλός adj (uncomplicated)

Gujarati

1 entries

સાદું adj (uncomplicated)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

senp adj (uncomplicated)

Hawaiian

1 entries

maʻalahi adj (uncomplicated)

Hebrew

1 entries

פשוט adj (uncomplicated)

Hindi

2 entries

आसान adj (uncomplicated)
सरल adj (uncomplicated)

Hungarian

1 entries

egyszerű adj (uncomplicated)

Hunsrik

1 entries

eenfach adj (uncomplicated)

Icelandic

1 entries

einfaldur adj (uncomplicated)

Ido

1 entries

simpla adj (uncomplicated)

Indonesian

2 entries

mudah adj (uncomplicated)
sederhana adj (uncomplicated)

Interlingua

2 entries

simple adj (uncomplicated)
simplice adj (uncomplicated)

Irish

1 entries

simplí adj (uncomplicated)

Italian

2 entries

mero adj (uncomplicated)
semplice adj (uncomplicated)

Japanese

3 entries

単純な adj (uncomplicated)
易い adj (uncomplicated)
簡単な adj (uncomplicated)

Kapampangan

4 entries

karaniuan adj (uncomplicated)
marimut adj (uncomplicated)
masaguli adj (uncomplicated)
mayan adj (uncomplicated)

Kazakh

2 entries

жеңіл adj (uncomplicated)
қарапайым adj (uncomplicated)

Khmer

1 entries

មិនពិបាក adj (uncomplicated)

Korean

1 entries

간단(簡單)하다 adj (uncomplicated)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

жеңил adj (uncomplicated)
жөнөкөй adj (uncomplicated)

Ladino

3 entries

kolay adj (uncomplicated)
sempl adj (uncomplicated)
sémpliche adj (uncomplicated)

Lao

1 entries

ງ່າຍ adj (uncomplicated)

Latin

1 entries

simplex adj (uncomplicated)

Latvian

2 entries

parasts adj (uncomplicated)
vienkāršs adj (uncomplicated)

Lithuanian

1 entries

paprastas adj (uncomplicated)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

einfach adj (uncomplicated)
liicht adj (uncomplicated)

Macedonian

3 entries

едно́ставен adj (uncomplicated)
ле́сен adj (uncomplicated)
прост adj (uncomplicated)

Malay

1 entries

mudah adj (uncomplicated)

Malayalam

1 entries

ലളിത adj (uncomplicated)

Maltese

1 entries

sempliċi adj (uncomplicated)

Manx

3 entries

macaintagh adj (uncomplicated)
neuchialgagh adj (uncomplicated)
oney adj (uncomplicated)

Marathi

1 entries

सरळ adj (uncomplicated)

Mirandese

1 entries

lhano adj (uncomplicated)

Mongolian

1 entries

энгийн adj (uncomplicated)

Māori

1 entries

waingōhia adj (uncomplicated)

Nepali

3 entries

सरल adj (uncomplicated)
साधा adj (uncomplicated)
साधारण adj (uncomplicated)

Norman

1 entries

sîmpl'ye adj (uncomplicated)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

hêsan adj (uncomplicated)
sade adj (uncomplicated)

Occitan

1 entries

simple adj (uncomplicated)

Odia

1 entries

ସରଳ adj (uncomplicated)

Old English

1 entries

ānfeald adj (uncomplicated)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

بسیط adj (uncomplicated)
بیاغی adj (uncomplicated)
ساده adj (uncomplicated)
قولای adj (uncomplicated)

Persian

1 entries

ساده adj (uncomplicated)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

eefach adj (uncomplicated)

Polish

3 entries

lekki adj (uncomplicated)
prosty adj (uncomplicated)
łatwy adj (uncomplicated)

Portuguese

1 entries

simples adj (uncomplicated)

Punjabi

2 entries

سادہ adj (uncomplicated)
ਸਾਦਾ adj (uncomplicated)

Romanian

2 entries

necomplicat adj (uncomplicated)
simplu adj (uncomplicated)

Romansch

2 entries

sempel adj (uncomplicated)
simpel adj (uncomplicated)

Russian

2 entries

лёгкий adj (uncomplicated)
просто́й adj (uncomplicated)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

sìmplidh adj (uncomplicated)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

jȅdnostāvan adj (uncomplicated)
lak adj (uncomplicated)
лак adj (uncomplicated)
је̏дноста̄ван adj (uncomplicated)

Sicilian

4 entries

sèmplici adj (uncomplicated)
sèmprici adj (uncomplicated)
sìmplici adj (uncomplicated)
sìmprici adj (uncomplicated)

Silesian

1 entries

ajnfachowy adj (uncomplicated)

Slovak

3 entries

jednoduchý adj (uncomplicated)
prostý adj (uncomplicated)
ľahký adj (uncomplicated)

Slovene

3 entries

enostaven adj (uncomplicated)
lahek adj (uncomplicated)
preprost adj (uncomplicated)

Spanish

2 entries

sencillo adj (uncomplicated)
simple adj (uncomplicated)

Swedish

2 entries

enkel adj (uncomplicated)
simpel adj (uncomplicated)

Tagalog

4 entries

liso adj (uncomplicated)
payak adj (uncomplicated)
simple adj (uncomplicated)
yano adj (uncomplicated)

Tajik

1 entries

сода adj (uncomplicated)

Tamil

3 entries

எளிது adj (uncomplicated)
எளிமையான adj (uncomplicated)
எளிய adj (uncomplicated)

Tatar

2 entries

беркатлы adj (uncomplicated)
гади adj (uncomplicated)

Telugu

1 entries

సరళమైన adj (uncomplicated)

Thai

1 entries

ง่าย adj (uncomplicated)

Turkish

2 entries

basit adj (uncomplicated)
sade adj (uncomplicated)

Turkmen

2 entries

sada adj (uncomplicated)
ýönekeý adj (uncomplicated)

Ukrainian

2 entries

ле́гкий adj (uncomplicated)
про́стий adj (uncomplicated)

Urdu

1 entries

آسان adj (uncomplicated)

Uzbek

2 entries

oson adj (uncomplicated)
sodda adj (uncomplicated)

Vietnamese

4 entries

giản dị adj (uncomplicated)
giản đơn adj (uncomplicated)
mộc mạc adj (uncomplicated)
đơn giản adj (uncomplicated)

Volapük

1 entries

balugik adj (uncomplicated)

Welsh

2 entries

arddun adj (uncomplicated)
syml adj (uncomplicated)

West-Frisian

1 entries

ienfâldich adj (uncomplicated)

Yiddish

1 entries

פּשוט adj (uncomplicated)

Yoruba

1 entries

rọrun adj (uncomplicated)

Zazaki

1 entries

gerges adj (uncomplicated)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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I can't tell her now. It's not that simple anymore.

Source: tatoeba (1370)

Except that here, it's not so simple.

Source: tatoeba (1424)

Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.

Source: tatoeba (1580)

Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.

Source: tatoeba (1747)

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