Meaning & use

simple

adjective·Everyday

Easy to understand or do; not complicated, elaborate, or difficult.

See it in a sentence

The recipe uses just three simple ingredients you probably already have at home.

He gave a simple explanation that even the youngest students could follow.

A note on using this word

Simple can describe ease of understanding or a lack of decoration; applied to a person, it can also mean unsophisticated, so context matters.

Words with a similar meaning

easyplainstraightforward

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Words with an opposite meaning

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