uncomplicated

adjective

un·​com·​pli·​cat·​ed ˌən-ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd 

1

: not complex : simple

uncomplicated machinery

2

a

: not complicated by something outside itself

b

: not involving medical complications

an uncomplicated peptic ulcer

Examples of uncomplicated in a Sentence

The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow.

He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.

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Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for uncomplicated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated

Medical Definition

uncomplicated

adjective

un·​com·​pli·​cat·​ed ˌən-ˈkäm-plə-ˌkāt-əd 

: not involving or marked by complications

uncomplicated peptic ulcer

the clinical course is usually benign and uncomplicated

—M. A. Baumann et al.