Definitions

facile

[fas-il, -ahyl] / ˈfæs ɪl, -aɪl /

ADJECTIVE

easy; easily mastered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effortless glib hasty

WEAK

accomplished adept adroit apparent articulate breeze child's play cursory deft dexterous easy as pie fast talk flip fluent light obvious picnic practiced proficient pushover quick ready shallow simple skillful slick smooth superficial uncomplicated untroublesome voluble

Antonyms

WEAK

arduous complicated confusing difficult hard involved laborious profound

Example Sentences

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“Picasso: The Last Years, 1963-1973,” an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, suggests that this final frenzy was not a facile coda to an epic life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

I found myself irrationally angry about the way T-Mobile convinced the Backstreet Boys to parody “I Want It That Way” with facile sloganeering.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Neither do facile excuses like “economic anxiety” cut it.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

While well-intended and admiring, the biography often proves facile, showing difficulty reckoning with Demme’s oeuvre and its deeper political and cinematic lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

She could see that he had no experience with a human infant, though he was sure and facile with lambs.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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