Englisheasy
adjective
1 Wilf's task was very easy:
uncomplicated, not difficult, undemanding, unexacting, unchallenging, effortless, painless, trouble-free, facile, simple, straightforward, elementary, idiot-proof, plain sailing;
informal easy-peasy, easy as pie, as easy as falling off a log, as easy as ABC, a piece of cake, child's play, kids' stuff, a cinch, no sweat, a doddle, a breeze, a pushover, money for old rope, money for jam;
North American, informal duck soup, a snap;
mainly US easy-breezy;
Australian, New Zealand, informal a bludge;
South African, informal a piece of old tackle;
British, vulgar slang a piece of piss;
dated a snip.
▷antonyms difficult.
2 some parents have easy babies and amenable children:
docile, manageable, amenable, biddable, tractable, compliant, pliant, yielding, acquiescent, accommodating, obliging, cooperative, easy-going, flexible.
▷antonyms difficult; demanding.
3 he thought he had picked an easy target:
vulnerable, susceptible, exploitable, defenceless, naive, gullible, trusting, credulous, impressionable, ripe for the picking.
▷antonyms streetwise.
4 Vic's easy manner made everyone feel at home:
natural, casual, informal, unceremonious, unreserved, uninhibited, unconstrained, unforced, unaffected, free and easy, easy-going, familiar, amiable, affable, genial, congenial, agreeable, good-humoured;
carefree, nonchalant, unconcerned, composed, insouciant, urbane, suave;
informal laid-back, unflappable, together.
▷antonyms formal.
5 they are hoping for an easy life:
calm, tranquil, serene, quiet, peaceful, trouble-free, untroubled, undisturbed, unworried, contented, relaxed, comfortable, secure, safe;
informal cushy.
▷antonyms uneasy.
6 the walkers set off at an easy pace:
leisurely, leisured, unhurried, unrushed, comfortable, unexacting, undemanding, easy-going, gentle, sedate, moderate, steady, regular, even;
informal laid-back.
▷antonyms demanding.
□ take it easy
the doctor was still advising me to take it easy:
relax, unwind, loosen up, ease up/off, let up, slow down, de-stress, unbend, rest, repose, put one's feet up, take time off, take time out, slack off, be at leisure, take one's leisure, take one's ease, laze, luxuriate, do nothing, sit back, lounge, loll, slump, flop, idle, loaf, enjoy oneself, amuse oneself, play, entertain oneself;
informal let it all hang out, let one's hair down, unbutton, veg out;
North American, informal hang loose, stay loose, chill out, kick back.
▷antonyms be tense, psych oneself up.
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