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easy to understand, do, or use; not complicated
The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow. uncomplicated machinery He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Recent Examples of uncomplicated
Legions of people obsess over midcentury modern furniture, a design style popularized around the 1950s and considered timeless for its clean lines and uncomplicated forms.
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Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
April 20 – May 20 Comfort grows when plans stay unambiguous and uncomplicated.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Comfort grows when plans stay unambiguous and uncomplicated.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Importantly, the exhibition does not present community as an uncomplicated ideal.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
April 20 – May 20 Comfort grows when plans stay unambiguous and uncomplicated.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Comfort grows when plans stay unambiguous and uncomplicated.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Importantly, the exhibition does not present community as an uncomplicated ideal.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplicated
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July 23 – August 22 Clarity today comes from keeping your message simple and grounded.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Brown said Atlanta was taking away the Knicks’ spray game, which made the answer simpler.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But Kinahan’s capture may have a more straightforward explanation.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The appeal is pretty straightforward.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With jackzebra’s seemingly gibberish flows and Bloodz Boi’s slightly more intelligible hooks, however, cutspace has finally found a duo that can hold their own on his beats.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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News media break reality down and repackage it into intelligible narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wagner already missed 48 games during the regular season while working his way back from injury, and the caution surrounding his current calf strain is understandable given the risk associated with rushing that type of issue.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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It is often discussed in terms of leverage, supply and pricing — understandable, given its role in the global economy.—
Atom Ariola,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Don’t force a quick fix, but don’t ignore what’s obvious.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Likewise the only evidence that Trump might not be crazy is his obvious determination to seem so.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Only one Republican state has a relatively clear path to gaining seats from the decision in time for the midterms — Florida.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Which oil executives in attendance were not immediately clear.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Uncomplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomplicated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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