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Easy

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Similar meaning 36

Abundant 84% connected

Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with.

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Abundant 84% connected

Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with.

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Available 84% connected

Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea.

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Available 84% connected

Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea.

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Casual 84% connected

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Casual 84% connected

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Comfortable 84% connected

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Comfortable 84% connected

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Effortless 84% connected

Making no effort.

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Effortless 84% connected

Making no effort.

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Elementary 84% connected

Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.

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Elementary 84% connected

Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.

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Gradual 84% connected

Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gra…

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Gradual 84% connected

Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gra…

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Impressible 84% connected

Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive.

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Impressible 84% connected

Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Painless 84% connected

Free from pain; without pain.

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Painless 84% connected

Free from pain; without pain.

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Pleasing 84% connected

of Please

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Pleasing 84% connected

of Please

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Rich 84% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

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Rich 84% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

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Simple 84% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simple 84% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Smooth 84% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Smooth 84% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Unchaste 84% connected

Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

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Unchaste 84% connected

Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

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Waxy 84% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

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Waxy 84% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

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Derivationally related 8

Easiness 74% connected

The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

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Easiness 74% connected

The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

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Lenience 74% connected

Alt. of Leniency

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Lenience 74% connected

Alt. of Leniency

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Leniency 74% connected

The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.

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Leniency 74% connected

The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.

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Well 74% connected

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

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Well 74% connected

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

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Simple 66% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simple 66% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Soft 66% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Soft 66% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Ease 66% connected

Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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Ease 66% connected

Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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Easiness 66% connected

The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

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Easiness 66% connected

The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

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Simpleness 66% connected

The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.

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Simpleness 66% connected

The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.

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Simplicity 66% connected

The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

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Simplicity 66% connected

The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

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Slow 66% connected

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

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Comfortable 92% connected

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Easily 92% connected

With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen.

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Gentle 92% connected

Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Leisurely 92% connected

Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk.

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Lenient 92% connected

Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.

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Light 92% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Loose 92% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Promiscuous 92% connected

Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass.

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Prosperous 92% connected

Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.

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Slow 92% connected

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

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Slowly 92% connected

In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly.

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Sluttish 92% connected

Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman.

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Soft 92% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Tardily 92% connected

In a tardy manner; slowly.

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Wanton 92% connected

Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.

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Antonym 4

Difficult 94% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Difficult 94% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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