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SIMPLE Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word simple. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word simple. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SIMPLE

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bare
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• not having a protective covering

• lacking its natural or customary covering

adjective satellite

• having no clothes on the body

• lacking in magnitude or quantity

• just barely adequate or within a lower limit

• apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

• lacking a surface finish such as paint

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• having everything extraneous removed including contents

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

verb

• expose to view

• make public

• lay bare

childlike
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• befitting a young child

• exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

dewy-eyed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

dim-witted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking mental capacity and subtlety

elementary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education

adjective satellite

• easy and not involved or complicated

• of or being the essential or basic part

mere
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• a small pond of standing water

adjective satellite

• being nothing more than specified

• apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

plain
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not elaborate or elaborated; simple

• lacking patterns especially in color

noun

• extensive tract of level open land

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

adverb

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

adjective satellite

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• free from any effort to soften to disguise

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• lacking in physical beauty or proportion

verb

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

round-eyed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

• having large round wide-open eyes

simple-minded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking subtlety and insight

• lacking mental capacity and subtlety

simpleton
nounn
noun

• a person lacking intelligence or common sense

uncomplicated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking complexity

• easy and not involved or complicated

unproblematic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easy and not involved or complicated

unsubdivided
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

wide-eyed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

• (used of eyes) fully open or extended

onefold
adjective

• Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.

• Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete.

• Simple, plain, straightforward.

• Singular, as opposite to plural.

Best Hypernyms For SIMPLE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for simple, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
herb individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Phrases (1)
herbaceous plant

Alternatives for BARE

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