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
On sale for $30, this sweatshirt and shorts set is a no-brainer for wearing out and about with sneakers.
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Basically, nabbing a Webroot plan today is another no-brainer.
—Pcmag Brandx For Webroot, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
For Pornhub, who has collaborated with a wide array of fashion brands in the past, working with labels like CHRISHABANA was a no-brainer.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
So, being able to chain that through PLUS1, and through our umbrella company in order to make sure that money is getting to folks who are actively helping out the LGBTQIA+ groups was a no-brainer.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Basically, nabbing a Webroot plan today is another no-brainer.
—Pcmag Brandx For Webroot, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
For Pornhub, who has collaborated with a wide array of fashion brands in the past, working with labels like CHRISHABANA was a no-brainer.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
So, being able to chain that through PLUS1, and through our umbrella company in order to make sure that money is getting to folks who are actively helping out the LGBTQIA+ groups was a no-brainer.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-brainer
Noun
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The idea behind the Tumbleweed project is to design large-scale, low-cost robotic rovers that can cover great swathes of the Martian surface while driven purely by the breeze.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cuffed pants and the knee-length cardigan offer enough coverage to stay cozy against a cool breeze.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
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“No-brainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-brainer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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