All facile synonyms
facΒ·ile
F f adj facile
- glib β readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
- hasty β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- effortless β requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- accomplished β If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
- adept β Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
- adroit β Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- apparent β An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- articulate β If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- breeze β A breeze is a gentle wind.
- cursory β A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
- deft β A deft action is skilful and often quick.
- dexterous β Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands.
- easy as pie β a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust: apple pie; meat pie.
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- fluent β spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- obvious β easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- picnic β PEBCAK
- practiced β skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- proficient β well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- pushover β Informal. anything done easily.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- shallow β of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- simple β easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- skillful β having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- slick β smooth and glossy; sleek.
- smooth β free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- superficial β being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- uncomplicated β to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- voluble β characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
- fast talk β to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- troublesome β causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- child's play β something that is easy to do
adjective facile
- simplistic β characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
- facetious β not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- flippant β frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- trite β lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- inane β lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
- casual β If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- practised β skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.