as in simple
easy to understand, do, or use; not complicated
The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow. uncomplicated machinery He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Recent Examples of uncomplicated
Williams, once an endorsement queen, wore a logo-free black dress and white visor and played uncomplicated tennis, smacking nine aces and attacking at the first strike.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Chick-fil-A earned the No. 1 spot, featuring an uncomplicated menu with original, spicy, deluxe, and grilled sandwiches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Straight-leg jeans are all about clean lines an effortless, uncomplicated attitude.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025
Something in the album's earnest, raw performances and uncomplicated construction could perhaps note a regression back to the purest immediate honesty.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Chick-fil-A earned the No. 1 spot, featuring an uncomplicated menu with original, spicy, deluxe, and grilled sandwiches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Straight-leg jeans are all about clean lines an effortless, uncomplicated attitude.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025
Something in the album's earnest, raw performances and uncomplicated construction could perhaps note a regression back to the purest immediate honesty.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplicated
Adjective
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But it was intended to be a simple, three-course meal, the documents showed.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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In North Carolina, Republicans are a few votes shy of a supermajority in one chamber but still control the redistricting process because the state’s congressional maps are not subject to veto and therefore can be passed by a simple majority in the legislature.—
Elena Shao,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For certified cave divers, joining a dive here is remarkably straightforward.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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So this was all set up in a very straightforward way.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many recipients become adept at interpreting the electrodes’ signals as intelligible sounds, especially if the implantation is done in infancy, but others struggle.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Clear, intelligible, physical consequences for success or failure in combat are crucial to building effective battle sequences, and Wheel comfortably passes that test this week.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Mountains are always there, but another form of turbulence can seemingly appear from nowhere, with no obvious visual cues to warn pilots.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nowhere is that more obvious or more urgent than in education.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Without a clear national figurehead, however, that task largely falls to Democratic mayors, several of whom stressed that their cities are successfully combating violence.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Here are a few key techniques to make your content AI-friendly: • Structure For Clarity: Use clear headlines, subheadings, bullet points and short paragraphs.—
Jeremy Fields,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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