Easy
What it means
Requiring little strain, complexity, or special effort.
Reach for it when describing a task or experience that can be handled without difficulty
The numbered tabs make the emergency instructions easy to follow.
Words to choose between 6
| playful | |
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| everyday |
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| warm | |
| professional | |
| literary |
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playful
a breeze
Fits when confident informality will encourage someone
Careful This can sound dismissive to a beginner who is already struggling.
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everyday
Fits when there are few parts or ideas to manage
Careful A simple design may still be hard to execute, so the words are not interchangeable.
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warm
Fits when reassurance should acknowledge some remaining effort
Careful Manageable is deliberately weaker and should not promise an easy experience.
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professional
Fits when people can understand, reach, or use something
Careful Accessibility concerns barriers and inclusion, not merely low difficulty.
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professional
Fits when the route from question to answer is clear
Careful Straightforward allows substantial effort as long as no hidden complexity appears.
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literary
Fits when almost no exertion is felt or visible
Careful Calling skilled work effortless can erase the practice that made it look easy.
Opposites 4
- difficult
- complicated
- arduous
- demanding
Common phrases 3
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easy choice
The repair became an easy choice once the safety data arrived.
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easy access
The ramp provides easy access to the riverside platform.
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easy to use
Large labeled controls make the radio easy to use with gloves.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated