uncomplicated
Britishadjective
Explanation
If something is uncomplicated, it's simple or obvious, like an uncomplicated art project for little kids or uncomplicated instructions from your teacher. If something requires a lot of thought, planning, or many steps, it's complicated — intricate or confusing. Add the prefix un-, or "not," and you get the opposite, uncomplicated. You can use this adjective for anything you think of as "a piece of cake" or "easy as pie." Eating a piece of cake or pie is uncomplicated. Baking them? That's a bit more complicated.
Example Sentences
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There is the joy, uncomplicated and total, of watching people who are the best on earth at a hard thing go and do the hard thing.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
This is an uncomplicated yarn about a man prying open his heart and nudging other hard nuts to do the same.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The structure lets retail investors trade with leverage that can reach 100 times their posted collateral at some crypto exchanges, with simple directional bets uncomplicated by mechanics like options volatility or decay.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
That shift has raised a major question: do beta blockers still add meaningful protection for patients whose hearts are pumping normally after an uncomplicated heart attack?
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
I think I was trying to make my life uncomplicated because everything inside me felt so confusing.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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