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- [verb kom-pli-keyt; adjective kom-pli-kit]
- /verb ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; adjective ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt/
- /ʌnˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/
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- [verb kom-pli-keyt; adjective kom-pli-kit]
- /verb ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; adjective ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt/
Definitions of uncomplicated word
- verb with object uncomplicated to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction. 1
- adjective uncomplicated composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions. 1
- adjective uncomplicated difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem. 1
- adjective uncomplicated simple 1
- adjective uncomplicated If you describe someone or something as uncomplicated, you approve of them because they are easy to deal with or understand. 0
- adjective uncomplicated not complicated; simple 0
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Origin of uncomplicated
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin complicātus (past participle of complicāre to fold together), equivalent to com- com- + -plic- (combining form of *plecāre to fold, akin to plectī to plait; see complex) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Uncomplicated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uncomplicated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uncomplicated
adj uncomplicated
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- clueless — If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
adjective uncomplicated
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
Antonyms for uncomplicated
adj uncomplicated
- at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
- backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
adjective uncomplicated
- circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
- infestive — Tending to infest; acting like an infection.
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