no-brainer

noun

no-brain·​er ˈnō-ˈbrā-nər How to pronounce no-brainer (audio)
Synonyms of no-brainernext
: something that requires a minimum of thought

Examples of no-brainer in a Sentence

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So this is a no-brainer for Las Vegas. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 For Ira Katz, owner of Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta, staying up to date on vaccines is a no-brainer. Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Bringing in Griner was a no-brainer for Meziane, entering his second season as Connecticut’s head coach. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026 Some are fairly no-brainer (Georgia’s peach, Pennsylvania’s Liberty Bell), some more obscure (Colorado’s Red Rocks theater), and some suggest a failure of imagination (flowers for Idaho, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon and Wyoming). Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no-brainer

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of no-brainer was in 1954

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“No-brainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-brainer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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