EASINESS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

easiness

noun

Definition of easiness

as in naïveté

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Recent Examples of easiness Playa de Los Muertos, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico To see Puerto Vallarta at its finest, Playa de Los Muertos is the Mexican city's beach-going easiness turned up to the max. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Mason highlights – with levity and humor – how erroneous ideas, gullibility, and blinders can lead even people who should know better down rabbit holes.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
With no way to secure this crucial boundary, Microsoft and its peers are left to erect complicated and ad hoc guardrails designed to rein in the consequences of this incurable gullibility.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026

Definition of gullibility

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That demographic also showed stronger brand receptivity during the tournament, with World Cup viewers 21% more likely to feel loyal to advertisers and 24% more likely to view tournament ads as credible, according to NBCUniversal data.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.

— Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

Definition of receptivity

Noun

The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
For me, the New York School is all about instinct and receptiveness.

— Joe Dunthorne, The New York Review of Books, 25 July 2026

Definition of receptiveness

Noun

But researchers told me that the qualities women now value more than ever—sensitivity, openness, communication skills—are not typically ingrained in men from childhood.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
As for headlight alignment, the higher intensities and contrasts of LED lights mean greater sensitivity to misalignment than halogen lights.

— Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of sensitivity

Noun

Editor Chris McCaleb said that openness shaped how the entire series was built in post.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Compassionate Wisdom of the Heart requires certain spaciousness and openness for experiencing the present moment; however, that is much more difficult if at least a part of one's attention is concentrated on self-monitoring.

— Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of openness

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