Entry Word: easy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 involving minimal difficulty or effort <a minor problem with an easy solution>

Synonyms effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, light, painless, ready, simple, smooth, snap, soft

Related Words apparent, clear, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, plain; clear-cut, straightforward, uncomplicated

Near Antonyms painful, troublesome; abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, knotty

Antonyms arduous, difficult, hard, labored

2 readily taken advantage of <senior citizens who are easy prey for scam artists>

Synonyms exploitable, gullible, naive (or naïve), susceptible, trusting

Related Words credulous, trustful, uncritical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious; artless, simple, unsophisticated

Near Antonyms critical, cynical, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious; sophisticated

3 providing physical comfort <my favorite easy chair for watching TV> — see comfortable 1