noun
adj
verb
adv

Textual thesaurus for "simple"

(adj) elementary, unproblematic, uncomplicated

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


(adj) mere, bare

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


(adj) dim-witted, simple-minded

lacking mental capacity and subtlety


(adj) unsubdivided

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions


(adj) dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed, childlike

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

childlike trust; dewy-eyed innocence; listened in round-eyed wonder


(noun) simpleton

a person lacking intelligence or common sense