simple

/sˈɪmpəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
   “a simple problem”
2. easy and not involved or complicated
   “an elementary problem in statistics”
3. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
   “only the bare facts”
4. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
   “childlike trust”
5. lacking mental capacity and subtlety
6. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
7. unornamented
   “a simple country schoolhouse”

noun

1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Synonyms for simple

• simplex
• simplistic
• unanalyzable
• uncomplicated
• elementary
• unproblematic
• easy
• bare
• mere
• plain
• childlike
• wide-eyed
• round-eyed
• dewy-eyed
• naive
• dim-witted
• simple-minded
• retarded
• unsubdivided
• acerate
• acuminate
• apiculate
• caudate
• cordate
• cuneate
• deltoid
• dolabriform
• elliptic
• ensiform
• hastate
• lanceolate
• linear
• lyrate
• simpleton

Antonyms of simple

• complex
• compound

Words that rhyme with simple

• dimple
• pimple
• gimpel
• kimpel
• kimple
• strimple