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tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others despite her easy approach to discipline, she had a remarkably well-behaved class

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easy

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adverb

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How does the adjective easy contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of easy are effortless, facile, light, simple, and smooth. While all these words mean "not demanding effort or involving difficulty," easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks.

an easy college course

When is effortless a more appropriate choice than easy?

Although the words effortless and easy have much in common, effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.

moving with effortless grace

How do facile and easy relate to one another?

Facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness.

facile answers to complex questions

In what contexts can light take the place of easy?

The meanings of light and easy largely overlap; however, light stresses freedom from what is burdensome.

a light teaching load

When might simple be a better fit than easy?

The synonyms simple and easy are sometimes interchangeable, but simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent.

a simple problem in arithmetic

When is it sensible to use smooth instead of easy?

In some situations, the words smooth and easy are roughly equivalent. However, smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles.

a smooth ride

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of easy
Adjective
The bed arrives vacuum-sealed and includes eight handles once uncovered (two on each side of the mattress) for easier moving if needed. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025 For drivers, this technology could make owning an EV easier and more practical. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
Congress is taking this shutdown pretty easy compared to other recent funding lapses. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Despite Lawrence’s outfit being straight from the runway, her easy-breezy, slouchy sweater called back to another era of Hollywood dressing. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for easy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for easy
Adjective
  • And then the arresting sight of a pumpkin patch, apocalyptic spheres of swamp-green or orangeade, only good for cattle fodder, too unchallenging to grow, so not as interesting to cook with.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • As America has become more divided politically and economically, and the rate of technological change has accelerated, there is something comforting and unchallenging about Morgan’s tales of minor indignities, something that reminds people of how much everyone has in common.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • The deterioration in the labor market has been concentrated in payroll employment, which is the [datapoint] that is the most susceptible to demographic and immigration changes.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • However, Arizona's hot and dry desert climate made Gilbert susceptible to drought and wildfires, causing the low ranking in natural disaster risk.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2024, the actress, 53, underwent her first knee surgery, and so her search for comfortable shoes began.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Because perspiration slows you down long before precipitation, outdoor gear needs to efficiently help the body stay warm, fresh and comfortable while eliminating moisture build-up.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Another noteworthy development is Arts Landing, a four-acre city park in Downtown Pittsburgh featuring public art, greenery and performance space set to soft open in April 2026.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
  • For the white colorway, a contrasting gum sole with a soft suede toe highlights the sneaker, while the black version features a brown distressed tooling.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • In a similar vein, Japanese media startups and companies might express a desire to expand overseas, but their content continues to be local focused, with less thought and effort devoted to translating distinctly Japanese content to be easily consumed by international audiences.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • While not all spending or financial sources have been disclosed publicly, Democrats easily outspent a Republican campaign by as much as four-to-one.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Bruce Blair, a former Air Force launch officer and nuclear policy expert, between 1962 and the mid-1970s the most powerful digits on the globe were simple – eight zeros.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That something as simple as a COVID vaccine might improve survival in cancer patients receiving standard immunotherapy has taken oncologists by surprise — in a good way.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Ma’s description of enormous, glistening grocery stores could be explained as the musings of a person who longs for stability and plentitude, or of a naive character who thinks of America as a land of boundless riches.
    Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But these juvenile white sharks may be naive to orcas.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.
    April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The project can't be taken off the township's tax rolls by being sold or leased to a nonprofit charitable or other tax-exempt entity.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Easy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easy. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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