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Type Words
Synonyms bare, mere


the simple passage of time was enough.
the simple truth.
Type Words
Synonyms childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed
Derivation simplicity, simpleness
Type Words
Synonyms simpleton
Type of someone, somebody, mortal, soul, individual, person
Has types dullard, dumbbell, dummy, fool, forgetful person, half-wit, idiot, idiot savant, imbecile, lame, moron, muggins, nebbech, nebbish, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, pillock, pinhead, poop, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, retard, sap, saphead, scatterbrain, schlemiel, schlep, schlepper, schnook, sheep, shlemiel, shlep, shlepper, shnook, square, boob, booby, changeling, cretin, dimwit, dingbat, dolt, doofus, dope, airhead, tomfool, twerp, twirp, twit, space cadet, stupe, stupid, stupid person, subnormal
Type Words
Synonyms unsubdivided
Derivation simplicity
Type Words
Synonyms elementary, uncomplicated, unproblematic
Derivation simplicity, simpleness


a simple game.
Type Words
Synonyms dim-witted, simple-minded
Derivation simpleness
Type Words
Type of herb, herbaceous plant
Type Words
Derivation simplicity, simpleness


a simple problem.
simple mechanisms.
a simple design.
a simple substance.
Type Words
Derivation simplicity, simpleness


a simple country schoolhouse.
her black dress--simple to austerity.

Examples of simple

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Defense attorney Ed Edens said the facts were not as simple as Dalkin described.
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Now, by itself, this simple recognition won't usher in a new era of cooperation.
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The group then sings, prays and holds a Bible discussion and a simple communion.
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They say the undervalued Chinese currency is an export subsidy, pure and simple.
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These are actually simple IFRAME widgets so they can be installed on most sites.
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Feistner said officers found evidence to support only the simple assault charge.
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There are many relatively simple things parents can do to promote healthy sleep.
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The hazards ranged from simple falls to fires, explosions and physical assaults.
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They went on to prove a formula that requires only finitely many simple numbers.
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More examples
  • Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
  • Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
  • Elementary: 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"
  • Simpleton: a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  • Bare(a): 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"
  • Childlike: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
  • SIMPLE, the Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions, is an instant messaging (IM) and presence protocol suite based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) managed by the IETF. ...
  • SiMPLE (a recursive acronym for SiMPLE Modular Programming Language & Environment) is a programming development system that was created to provide easy programming capabilities for everybody, especially non-professionals.
  • 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 kmu00B2 (0.386 squ00A0mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.