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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

WEAK

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

WEAK

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

WEAK

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

That is a huge difference with the parallel revolution in drone warfare: drones, and systems used to intercept drones, including air-defense drones, are much simpler and cheaper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Rather, “The End of Oak Street” recalls a time when both life and the movies seemed simpler, but were really much more complex than most people remember.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

There are currently simpler ways for intelligence agencies or cybercriminals to monitor people, Felix Morsbach notes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

“The macro debate remains complicated, but the message from corporate America is much simpler: Earnings are better than expected, and by a wide margin,” said Rubner.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

How much simpler life had been in Chungking, when all she had had to do was lift Precious Coins’ legs over a chamber pot.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord