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
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The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow.
He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
In the end, the Saints won with a walk-off field goal and muddied the Panthers’ previously uncomplicated path to the playoffs.
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We are filled with political optimism, driven by a patriotism that feels good and uncomplicated.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Cover-Up, Laura Poitras’ new movie about the professional complexities of journalist Seymour Hersh — and the uncomplicated importance of a free press — has been making the circuit at journalism schools and other venues where its message is needed.
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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.
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