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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After all, it’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 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
But a major 2025 clinical trial suggests that many people who have an uncomplicated heart attack and still have good heart function may not benefit from taking them at all.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Following an uncomplicated pregnancy, primary school teacher Lauryn and her husband Andrew, a carpenter, say they "didn't have too much of a plan" beyond an expected vaginal delivery at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Lovey was uncomplicated, and there was going to be a celebration that night.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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