as in breeze
informal
a decision or choice that is very easy to make and requires very little thought
The offer of a full scholarship made his choice of colleges a no-brainer.
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Recent Examples of no-brainer
For frequent flyers or those lacking a green thumb, this decor piece is a no-brainer that blissfully requires zero maintenance.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026
Rantanen is a no-brainer as well.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
But for Yorgos Lanthimos and his stars, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, former Succession writer Will Tracy’s script was simply so good that taking a swing at the uncategorizably strange premise that would become Bugonia was a no-brainer.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Storrie’s and Williams’s presences at the Globes, despite a lack of nominations, was a no-brainer.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for no-brainer
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026
Rantanen is a no-brainer as well.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
But for Yorgos Lanthimos and his stars, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, former Succession writer Will Tracy’s script was simply so good that taking a swing at the uncategorizably strange premise that would become Bugonia was a no-brainer.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Storrie’s and Williams’s presences at the Globes, despite a lack of nominations, was a no-brainer.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for no-brainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
Noun
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The waves crash along the rocks as grass in the dunes sway back in forth in the cool breeze.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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To cap off the event, a team of people descends with a 70-foot rainbow flag blowing in the breeze.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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