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 has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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
Mr. Bailey is a gentle guide, frequently reassuring readers that his advice is uncomplicated and painless to implement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
And in a post-COVID world, people aren’t looking to be quizzed on cocktail history; they want something light, bright, and uncomplicated.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
It made me smile, the way they got along, the easy and affectionate way they talked to each other as if love between a father and a son was simple and uncomplicated.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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