Synonyms for simple
136 synonyms for “simple”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Simple as in “easy”
adjective: having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
- easy
- plain
- unsophisticated
- basic
- pure
- modest
- straightforward
- quiet
- soft
- austere
- ordinary
- smooth
- fundamental
- severe
- chaste
- rudimentary
- painless
- natural
- effortless
- discreet
- prosaic
- uncomplicated
- unadorned
- spartan
- facile
- common
- restrained
- cheap
- elemental
- standard
- humble
- elegant
- light
- neat
- vulgar
- everyday
- simplex
- trivial
- perfect
- clean
- casual
- vanilla
- stripped
- graceful
- refined
- sober
- bargain
- default
- tasteful
- unimportant
- unvarnished
- untrimmed
- unornamented
- unembellished
- unsubdivided
Simple as in “childlike”
adjective: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
- childlike
- naive
- dull
- innocent
- dumb
- stupid
- genuine
- honest
- vacuous
- sincere
- thick
- slow
- callow
- half-witted
- dewy-eyed
- foolish
- unintelligent
- frank
- inane
- legitimate
- unaffected
- childish
- straight
- true
- silly
- cute
- ignorant
- goofy
- square
- mindless
- quaint
- slight
- credulous
- brainless
- dim
- fatuous
- green
- idiotic
- uninformed
- idle
- downright
- forthright
- immature
- virgin
- insipid
- drowsy
- stolid
- moronic
- ridiculous
- clueless
- earnest
- daft
- wide-eyed
- guileless
- birdbrained
- starry-eyed
- puerile
- slow-witted
- unpretentious
- purblind
- ingenuous
- jejune
- untested
- veracious
- sottish
- empty-headed
- fatheaded
- boneheaded
- thickheaded
- lamebrained
- crackbrained
Simple as in “bare”
adjective: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- bare
- mere
- uniform
- absolute
- mean
- spare
Simple as in “obtuse”
adjective: (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
- obtuse
Simple as in “simple-minded”
adjective: lacking mental capacity and subtlety
- simple-minded
- dim-witted
Simple as in “elementary”
adjective: easy and not involved or complicated
- elementary
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