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easy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of easy

1 involving minimal difficulty or effort

  • a minor problem with an easy solution
Synonyms of easy

cheap, downhill, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, hands-down, light, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap, soft
Words Related to easy

idiotproof, mindless, quick, straightforward, unchallenging, uncomplicated

apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable
Near Antonyms of easy

burdensome, exhausting, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful, taxing, troublesome

abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty, problematic (also problematical), recondite
Antonyms of easy

arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough

2 readily taken advantage of

  • senior citizens who are easy prey for scam artists
Synonyms of easy

dewy-eyed, exploitable, gullible (also gullable), naive (or naïve), susceptible, trusting, unwary, wide-eyed
Words Related to easy

credulous, overcredulous, trustful, uncritical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious

artless, genuine, guileless, innocent, simple, unsophisticated, unworldly

fictile, malleable, pliable, pliant

deceivable

acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, obliging

yielding
Near Antonyms of easy

critical, cynical, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, wary

sophisticated

clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hardheaded

shrewd, street-smart, streetwise

3 providing physical comfort

  • my favorite easy chair for watching TV
Synonyms of easy

comfortable, comfy, cozy, cushy, snug, soft
Words Related to easy

easeful, relaxing, reposeful, restful

gemütlich, genial, hospitable, inviting, pleasant

commodious, roomy, spacious

homelike, homely, homey (also homy), intimate
Near Antonyms of easy

hard, harsh, severe

inhospitable, uninviting, unpleasant
Antonyms of easy

uncomfortable

4 tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others

  • despite her easy approach to discipline, she had a remarkably well-behaved class
Synonyms of easy

charitable, clement, indulgent, soft
Words Related to easy

accommodating, acquiescent, amenable, obliging

easygoing, laid-back, undemanding
Near Antonyms of easy

demanding

uncharitable, unforgiving

inflexible, intolerant, unbending, uncompromising, unyielding
Antonyms of easy

hard, harsh, severe, stern, strict

Synonym Discussion of easy

easy, facile, simple, light, effortless, smooth 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
facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness.
    • facile answers to complex questions
simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent.
    • a simple problem in arithmetic
light stresses freedom from what is burdensome.
    • a light teaching load
effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.
    • moving with effortless grace
smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles.
    • a smooth ride

synonyms see in addition comfortable

easy

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of easy

without difficulty

  • we can make the trip in four hours easy
Synonyms of easy

easily, effortlessly, facilely, fluently, freely, handily, hands down, lightly, painlessly, readily, smoothly, well
Words Related to easy

ably, adeptly, adroitly, competently, deftly, dexterously, efficiently, expertly, masterfully, proficiently, skillfully

instinctively, intuitively, naturally, spontaneously
Phrases Synonymous with easy

in a breeze, no sweat [slang], without ado, without a hitch
Near Antonyms of easy

awkwardly, clumsily, gracelessly, ham-handedly, ineptly, maladroitly, unskillfully

meticulously, painfully, painstakingly, thoroughly

assiduously, diligently, indefatigably, industriously, intensely, intently, mightily, sedulously, tirelessly
Antonyms of easy

arduously, hardly, laboriously, strenuously

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