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Synonyms for simple
ˈsɪm pəlsim·ple
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Wiktionary
simpleadjective
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plainAntonyms:
compound, complicated, complexsimpleadjective
Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
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onefoldAntonyms:
subtlesimpleadjective
Without ornamentation; plain.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Trivial; insignificant.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Feeble-minded; foolish.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
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onefoldsimpleadjective
Not compound, but possibly lobed.
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onefold
English Synonyms and Antonyms
simple
A candid statement is meant to be true to the real facts and just to all parties; a fair statement is really so. Fair is applied to the conduct; candid is not; as, fair treatment, "a fair field, and no favor." One who is frank has a fearless and unconstrained truthfulness. Honest and ingenuous unite in expressing contempt for deceit. On the other hand, artless, guileless, naive, simple, and unsophisticated express the goodness which comes from want of the knowledge or thought of evil. As truth is not always agreeable or timely, candid and frank have often an objectionable sense; "to be candid with you," "to be perfectly frank," are regarded as sure preludes to something disagreeable. Open and unreserved may imply unstudied truthfulness or defiant recklessness; as, open admiration, open robbery. There may be transparent integrity or transparent fraud. Sincere applies to the feelings, as being all that one's words would imply.
Synonyms:
aboveboard, artless, candid, fair, frank, guileless, honest, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open, sincere, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unbiased, unprejudiced, unreserved, unsophisticatedAntonyms:
adroit, artful, crafty, cunning, deceitful, designing, diplomatic, foxy, insincere, intriguing, knowing, maneuvering, sharp, shrewd, sly, subtle, tricky, wilyPreposition:
Candid in debate; candid to or toward opponents; candid with friend or foe; to be candid about or in regard to the matter.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
simple
Synonyms:
single, incomplex, uncompounded, unblended, isolated, pure, unmixed, mere, absolute, plain, unadorned, unartificial, artless, sincere, undesigning, single-minded, unaffected, sickly, weak, unsophisticated, humble, homely, lowly, elementary, ultimate, primal, rudimentaryAntonyms:
double, complex, compounded, blended, mixed, fused, multiform, multigenerous, various, compound, articulated, subdivided, organized, connected, modified, complicated, elaborate, artificial, artful, designing, insincere, double-minded, affected, self-conscious, sagacious, sophisticated, great, eminent, illustrious, complete, developed, perfect
Princeton's WordNet
simplenoun
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
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simpletonAntonyms:
pinnatifid, interlocking, pedate, thickening, palm-shaped, trilobated, convoluted, bilobed, fancy, tripinnate, trilobate, trifoliate, parted, bipinnatifid, cleft, odd-pinnate, trilobed, decompound, binate, composite, lobate, interlacing, labyrinthine, even-pinnate, difficult, palmatifid, mazy, labyrinthian, tangled, tortuous, bipartite, sophisticated, knotty, incised, ternate, interlinking, daedal, compound, pinnatisect, trifoliolate, palmate, analyzable, lobed, precocious, Gordian, dissected, hard, complicated, radiate, Byzantine, multifactorial, complex, abruptly-pinnate, multiplex, three-lobed, interwoven, bilobated, trifoliated, pinnate, tripinnated, decomposable, quinquefoliate, bipinnate, imparipinnate, conjugate, pinnated, involved, tripinnatifid, intricate, colonial, bilobate, paripinnatesimpleton, simpleadjective
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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simpletonAntonyms:
complex, cleft, hard, trilobed, quinquefoliate, compound, bilobed, bipinnate, trifoliolate, multifactorial, difficult, three-lobed, odd-pinnate, interwoven, palmatifid, knotty, bilobate, parted, trifoliate, daedal, pinnate, analyzable, tangled, tripinnated, sophisticated, interlocking, bipinnatifid, fancy, lobate, composite, trifoliated, tripinnatifid, Byzantine, interlinking, bipartite, thickening, bilobated, tripinnate, intricate, trilobated, incised, even-pinnate, imparipinnate, labyrinthian, complicated, pinnatisect, palmate, Gordian, decomposable, paripinnate, convoluted, precocious, colonial, labyrinthine, decompound, mazy, pinnated, abruptly-pinnate, dissected, lobed, conjugate, tortuous, palm-shaped, binate, pedate, pinnatifid, interlacing, involved, ternate, multiplex, trilobate, radiatesimpleadjective
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
"a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
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wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple-minded, dim-witted, elementary, unproblematic, simple(a), childlike, round-eyed, mere(a), unsubdivided, bare(a), uncomplicatedAntonyms:
mazy, trilobed, pedate, tangled, lobed, dissected, interlacing, incised, palm-shaped, bilobate, trifoliated, palmatifid, bipinnate, interlocking, cleft, sophisticated, thickening, tripinnatifid, pinnatifid, decompound, involved, paripinnate, precocious, complicated, odd-pinnate, Byzantine, three-lobed, tripinnated, analyzable, bilobed, radiate, trifoliolate, daedal, interlinking, interwoven, labyrinthine, tortuous, convoluted, difficult, binate, even-pinnate, decomposable, ternate, composite, bipinnatifid, multifactorial, bipartite, trifoliate, pinnated, knotty, bilobated, palmate, pinnate, tripinnate, multiplex, fancy, quinquefoliate, hard, Gordian, compound, trilobated, intricate, labyrinthian, complex, lobate, abruptly-pinnate, parted, colonial, pinnatisect, imparipinnate, conjugate, trilobateelementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematicadjective
easy and not involved or complicated
"an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
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uncomplicated, mere(a), simple(a), unproblematic, unsubdivided, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, elemental, bare(a), primary, elementary, dim-witted, childlike, simple-minded, unsophisticated, wide-eyedAntonyms:
colonial, involved, palmate, imparipinnate, conjugate, trifoliated, pinnate, binate, compound, abruptly-pinnate, tripinnated, decomposable, paripinnate, precocious, interlinking, bipinnate, labyrinthian, palmatifid, pedate, complicated, trilobed, tangled, bilobate, knotty, complex, bipinnatifid, incised, trilobated, multiplex, pinnated, hard, odd-pinnate, parted, Gordian, mazy, interwoven, tortuous, intricate, tripinnate, composite, convoluted, three-lobed, cleft, difficult, daedal, trilobate, tripinnatifid, palm-shaped, dissected, ternate, interlacing, bipartite, multifactorial, pinnatisect, interlocking, analyzable, fancy, quinquefoliate, decompound, even-pinnate, lobate, bilobated, labyrinthine, trifoliolate, pinnatifid, lobed, thickening, sophisticated, Byzantine, bilobed, trifoliate, radiatebare(a), mere(a), simple(a)adjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
"only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"
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pinnatifid, paripinnate, trifoliolate, trifoliated, precocious, odd-pinnate, even-pinnate, thickening, bilobed, decomposable, imparipinnate, tripinnated, pinnate, complex, tripinnatifid, interlinking, labyrinthian, knotty, difficult, interlacing, tripinnate, binate, compound, cleft, incised, interwoven, bipinnate, palm-shaped, fancy, bipartite, pinnatisect, composite, hard, conjugate, trilobed, trifoliate, colonial, sophisticated, involved, radiate, intricate, Byzantine, analyzable, mazy, palmatifid, interlocking, dissected, convoluted, tangled, daedal, bilobated, bipinnatifid, abruptly-pinnate, trilobated, parted, multiplex, lobed, trilobate, palmate, three-lobed, labyrinthine, Gordian, lobate, complicated, multifactorial, pinnated, pedate, decompound, tortuous, ternate, quinquefoliate, bilobatechildlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simpleadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
"childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
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uncomplicated, mere(a), simple(a), unproblematic, unsubdivided, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, childly, bare(a), saucer-eyed, elementary, dim-witted, childlike, simple-minded, wide, wide-eyedAntonyms:
analyzable, paripinnate, radiate, tortuous, bilobate, compound, multiplex, multifactorial, pinnate, palm-shaped, interlacing, trilobate, even-pinnate, tangled, quinquefoliate, trilobed, tripinnated, knotty, hard, trifoliated, trilobated, decompound, fancy, pinnatifid, three-lobed, sophisticated, conjugate, difficult, abruptly-pinnate, composite, bipartite, dissected, precocious, ternate, convoluted, palmate, thickening, bipinnate, interlinking, cleft, decomposable, complicated, pedate, interwoven, incised, trifoliolate, bilobated, Byzantine, bipinnatifid, binate, complex, lobate, Gordian, interlocking, pinnated, colonial, involved, mazy, labyrinthine, palmatifid, daedal, pinnatisect, lobed, tripinnate, parted, imparipinnate, bilobed, trifoliate, intricate, odd-pinnate, labyrinthian, tripinnatifiddim-witted, simple, simple-mindedadjective
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
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wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple-minded, dim-witted, elementary, unproblematic, simple(a), childlike, round-eyed, mere(a), unsubdivided, bare(a), uncomplicatedAntonyms:
hard, daedal, intricate, radiate, pinnatifid, difficult, labyrinthian, incised, decomposable, Gordian, trifoliolate, quinquefoliate, even-pinnate, involved, pinnated, bipinnate, dissected, multifactorial, trilobate, paripinnate, decompound, thickening, compound, complicated, palmatifid, knotty, trifoliate, trifoliated, conjugate, interwoven, interlocking, tangled, lobate, tripinnate, tripinnatifid, odd-pinnate, ternate, labyrinthine, bipartite, pedate, tripinnated, trilobed, multiplex, three-lobed, interlinking, imparipinnate, bilobate, analyzable, composite, bilobated, cleft, binate, palm-shaped, trilobated, palmate, parted, Byzantine, interlacing, lobed, pinnatisect, colonial, sophisticated, pinnate, precocious, fancy, tortuous, bilobed, complex, convoluted, bipinnatifid, mazy, abruptly-pinnatesimple, unsubdividedadjective
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
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wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple-minded, dim-witted, elementary, unproblematic, simple(a), childlike, round-eyed, mere(a), unsubdivided, bare(a), uncomplicatedAntonyms:
interlinking, palmate, binate, trifoliolate, interwoven, complex, compound, daedal, palm-shaped, tortuous, abruptly-pinnate, difficult, interlocking, pinnate, complicated, intricate, colonial, Gordian, multiplex, pinnatisect, composite, lobate, involved, lobed, multifactorial, convoluted, trifoliate, parted, decomposable, bipinnate, radiate, bilobate, incised, odd-pinnate, pedate, interlacing, trifoliated, fancy, analyzable, conjugate, labyrinthine, tripinnatifid, paripinnate, bilobated, knotty, bipinnatifid, dissected, quinquefoliate, tripinnate, decompound, imparipinnate, thickening, three-lobed, sophisticated, bilobed, cleft, hard, trilobate, palmatifid, pinnatifid, trilobed, labyrinthian, mazy, precocious, trilobated, tripinnated, ternate, tangled, even-pinnate, Byzantine, bipartite, pinnatedsimpleadjective
unornamented
"a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
Synonyms:
wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple-minded, dim-witted, elementary, unproblematic, simple(a), childlike, round-eyed, mere(a), unsubdivided, bare(a), uncomplicatedAntonyms:
parted, ternate, analyzable, hard, bipinnate, interwoven, bilobate, radiate, bipinnatifid, lobed, fancy, Byzantine, labyrinthine, trilobed, precocious, compound, incised, colonial, interlacing, dissected, complicated, pinnatifid, bilobated, tripinnated, decomposable, three-lobed, tripinnatifid, decompound, imparipinnate, palm-shaped, tangled, conjugate, sophisticated, difficult, pinnated, pinnatisect, bilobed, even-pinnate, palmate, cleft, pinnate, labyrinthian, trifoliated, trifoliate, multifactorial, trilobated, composite, odd-pinnate, complex, Gordian, multiplex, intricate, pedate, lobate, knotty, quinquefoliate, bipartite, involved, thickening, interlocking, tripinnate, trilobate, abruptly-pinnate, daedal, interlinking, binate, palmatifid, tortuous, trifoliolate, paripinnate, convoluted, mazy
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map-key
on a map key there is simple pictures so it is easy to read
explanatory table of symbols used on a map or chart; also called map legend
Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
simpleadjective
Synonyms:
single, uncombined, uncompounded, unmixed, elementary, bare, mere, not complex, nothing else but, not complicatedsimpleadjective
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plain, unadorned, unstudied, unvarnished, natural, chaste, neatsimpleadjective
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artless, undesigning, sincere, unaffected, unconstrained, NAÏVE, frank, open, downright, inartificial, straightforward, true, simple-hearted, simple-mindedsimpleadjective
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silly, foolish, weak, not wise, not sagacioussimplenoun
Synonyms:
medicinal plant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
simpleadjective
Synonyms:
incomplex, uncompounded, single, elementary, uncombined, mere, plain, unaffected, artless, naïve, unsophisticated, credulous, gullible, silly, oafishAntonyms:
complex, complicated, intricate, artful, crafty, elaborate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "simple":
mere, straightforward, easy, simply, single, simplicity, plain, ordinary, merely, uncomplicated, simplistic, just, baseet, sheer, simplex, single-wide, simplified, bare, straight-forward, user-friendly, minor, briefly, simpler, basic, pure
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#109 | just | |
#283 | open | |
#578 | single | |
#621 | easy | |
#917 | wide | |
#933 | simple | |
#945 | basic | |
#1243 | primary | |
#1305 | simply | |
#1667 | fair | |
#2537 | frank | |
#2668 | ultimate | |
#2673 | minor | |
#3218 | elementary | |
#3226 | plain | |
#3337 | pure | |
#4304 | absolute | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#4981 | weak | |
#5564 | merely | |
#5698 | honest | |
#6462 | isolated | |
#6959 | bare | |
#7271 | innocent | |
#7379 | transparent | |
#7775 | mere | |
#8196 | briefly | |
#8269 | sheer | |
#9073 | simplified | |
#10612 | simplicity | |
#11047 | unbiased | |
#11925 | straightforward | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12268 | simpler | |
#13668 | candid | |
#15441 | sincere | |
#18407 | naive | |
#18670 | elemental | |
#19510 | impartial | |
#20616 | primal | |
#21364 | simplex | |
#23920 | unaffected | |
#26583 | simplistic | |
#28112 | truthful | |
#36939 | rudimentary | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#43534 | uncomplicated | |
#50897 | homely | |
#54580 | sickly | |
#57800 | childlike | |
#69465 | unreserved | |
#78515 | unsophisticated | |
#84548 | simpleton | |
#86133 | unmixed | |
#96009 | unadorned | |
#106009 | artless | |
#140917 | ingenuous | |
#158805 | unproblematic | |
#166083 | guileless | |
#176297 | unprejudiced | |
#324207 | aboveboard |
How to use simple in a sentence?
To be honest, the play that was drawn up, I scratched it and told coach to just give me that ball, i just told coach,' Just give me the ball. We're either going to go into overtime or I'm going to win it for us. It's that simple.'.
With the guys and my family, the group, they’re a pretty tight-knit group, they keep my confidence going. They keep my mental going. I always felt like I had something in me, but there’s nothing to it. I just keep it simple.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
It's simple, you don't get to sell a fake painting and keep the money. To state the obvious, this is wrong.
You just can't imagine how a smile, a simple handshake, to just tell them 'be encouraged' is important to them. To feel they are loved, to feel they can finally find love and affection.
Translations for simple
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- eenvoudigAfrikaans
- simpleAragonese
- سهل, بسيطArabic
- sadə, bəsitAzerbaijani
- ябайBashkir
- лёгкі, про́стыBelarusian
- малоумен, прост, ле́сенBulgarian
- সহজBengali
- senzill, simpleCatalan, Valencian
- lehký, jednoduchý, prostýCzech
- enkelDanish
- einfach, simpelGerman
- απλόςGreek
- simplaEsperanto
- sencillo, simpleSpanish
- lihtneEstonian
- سادهPersian
- yksinkertainen, simppeliFinnish
- simpleFrench
- ienfâldichWestern Frisian
- saonta, macánta, gan chealg, simplíIrish
- baoth, sìmplidhScottish Gaelic
- simple, sinxeloGalician
- neuchreeney, meecheeallagh, oney, neuchialgagh, macaintagh, giare-cheeayllaghManx
- פשוטHebrew
- आसान, सरलHindi
- senpHaitian Creole
- egyszerűHungarian
- հասարակ, միամիտ, պարզ, պարզամիտArmenian
- mudah, sederhanaIndonesian
- simplaIdo
- einfaldurIcelandic
- semplice, meroItalian
- פשוטHebrew
- 簡単, 易い, 単純Japanese
- მარტივი, უბრალო, სადაGeorgian
- қарапайым, жеңілKazakh
- មិនពិបាកKhmer
- ಸರಳKannada
- 간단하다, 간단한, 簡單, 한Korean
- ئاسان, ساکارKurdish
- жөнөкөй, жеңилKyrgyz
- simplexLatin
- ງ່າຍLao
- paprastasLithuanian
- prasts, vienkāršsLatvian
- прост, едно́ставен, ле́сенMacedonian
- энгийнMongolian
- भोळा, सरळMarathi
- mudahMalay
- sempliċiMaltese
- ရိုးBurmese
- simpel, achterlijk, eenvoudigDutch
- simpleNorwegian
- simpleOccitan
- ସରଳOriya
- prosty, prostak, lekki, łatwyPolish
- simplesPortuguese
- simpel, sempelRomansh
- simplu, necomplicatRomanian
- простодушный, простой, лёгкийRussian
- лак, prostodušan, је̏дноста̄ван, простодушан, lak, jȅdnostāvanSerbo-Croatian
- ľahký, prostý, jednoduchýSlovak
- enostaven, lahek, preprostSlovene
- thjeshtëAlbanian
- enkel, simpelSwedish
- எளிய, எளிது, எளிமையானTamil
- సరళమైనTelugu
- содаTajik
- ง่ายThai
- ýönekeý, sadaTurkmen
- basit, sadeTurkish
- беркатлы, гадиTatar
- ле́гкий, про́стийUkrainian
- آسانUrdu
- sodda, osonUzbek
- giản dị, mộc mạcVietnamese
- 简单的Chinese
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