Simple Synonyms
Simple is an adjective. Its synonyms include straightforward, easy, uncomplicated, uninvolved, effortless, painless, manageable, undemanding, unexacting, and elementary. Its antonyms are difficult, hard, demanding, complicated, and complex. Here are some additional synonyms for "simple" with example sentences.
Another word for simple
143 other ways to say simple.
1. in the sense of straightforward
- straightforward
- uncomplicated
- effortless
- manageable
- unexacting
- child's play
- a five-finger exercise
- as easy as falling off a log
- as easy as ABC
- a cinch
- easy-peasy
- a doddle
- money for old rope
- kids' stuff
- a doss
- duck soup
- a bludge
- a piece of old tackle
- plain
- intelligible
- understandable
- lucid
- unambiguous
- accessible
- easy
- uninvolved
- painless
- undemanding
- elementary
- plain sailing
- nothing
- as easy as pie
- a piece of cake
- a snip
- no sweat
- a pushover
- money for jam
- a breeze
- a cakewalk
- a snap
- a snack
- clear
- clearly expressed
- comprehensible
- (words) of one syllable
- coherent
- direct
- user-friendly
2. in the sense of basic
- basic
- mere
- pure
- candid
- honest
- sincere
- absolute
- bald
- naked
- unadorned
- unembellished
- fundamental
- sheer
- pure and simple
- frank
- direct
- plain
- unqualified
- stark
- blunt
- unvarnished
3. in the sense of plain
- plain
- undecorated
- unornamented
- unelaborate
- unostentatious
- no-nonsense
- modest
- penny plain
- honest
- homespun
- workaday
- severe
- austere
- spare
- muted
- patternless
- understated
- clean
- homestyle
- unadorned
- unembellished
- without ornament/ornamentation
- unpretentious
- unfussy
- basic
- unsophisticated
- without frills
- homely
- everyday
- stark
- spartan
- chaste
- bare
- unpatterned
- classic
- uncluttered
- restrained
- no-frills
4. in the sense of unpretentious
- unpretentious
- ordinary
- unassuming
- honest-to-goodness
- homely
- humble
- lowly
- innocent
- guileless
- naive
- gullible
- cracker-barrel
- unsophisticated
- unaffected
- natural
- modest
- wholesome
- quiet
- rustic
- artless
- childlike
- ingenuous
- inexperienced
- green
5. in the sense of non-compound
- non-compound
- uncompounded
- unmixed
- unalloyed
- basic
- elementary
- non-complex
- uncombined
- unblended
- pure
- single
- fundamental
Simple Sentences
The instructions are simple enough.
Keep the design very simple.
She gave a simple answer.
It's a simple but effective solution.