easy

Examples

• All

• The teacher has an easy approach that encourages creativity among students.

• In my company, we have a very easy rule.

• The trend is toward providing easy access to multiple data sources within a single search.

  Academic text (2015)

• Look at the classes that students consider "easy" versus those that they consider "hard."

  Academic text (2011)

• Even though all of these critical elements seem logical, they are not easy to accomplish.

  Academic text (2015)

• The community leaders decree an easy and suitable solution to the problem.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Disagreement is not so easy to settle when it comes to these kinds of matters.

• The general public also was less easy to intimidate and less tolerant of antisocial behavior.

  Academic text (2011)

• We have an easygoing atmosphere in the office that helps everyone feel comfortable.

• Her easy manner made the new students feel welcome and relaxed.

Synonyms

L

lax

vseasy

39 4.6

Not strict enough about rules or work

tolerates freedom and avoids rigid standards without implying negligence

L

lenient

vseasy

31 4.4

Not strict about rules and punishment

focuses on relaxed standards and allowing freedom rather than mercy

P

permissive

vseasy

• Jargon

14 4.9

Not strict and giving a lot of freedom about what people do

gives freedom but keeps clearer standards and some rule enforcement

U

unconstraining

vseasy

1 6.9

Allowing freedom to act or choose without strict rules

emphasizes lack of strictness and rule enforcement, not just freedom of choice

U

unrestrictive

vseasy

1 5.2

Not making strict rules and allowing a lot of freedom

means not enforcing harsh rules rather than focusing on technical absence of limits

Antonyms

S

strict

371 3.2

Not allowing any exceptions and requiring rules to be followed exactly

S

severe

65 4.2

Very strict and harsh when judging or punishing people

Idioms

E

easy to understand

40 1.0

Simple and clear so most people can know what it means quickly

E

easy for you to say

• Informal

30 9.1

Saying advice is easy when you are not in the same situation

E

easy to follow

16 1.0

Simple to understand and do

E

easy on the eyes

• Informal

11 3.9

Pleasant or attractive to look at

E

easy does it

• Informal

9 6.0

Move slowly and carefully to avoid mistakes or accidents

E

easy come, easy go

• Informal

6 5.3

Do not be upset when something you get easily is lost

E

easy as pie

• Informal

5 1.7

Very easy to do with little skill

E

easy time of it

• Informal

2 1.7

A situation that is not difficult and needs little effort

Compounds

E

easy target

41 3.5

A person or thing people attack and take advantage of because it is weak

E

easy access

40 1.0

A way to reach or get something quickly and without difficulty

E

easy money

• Informal

35 3.2

Money someone earns with little work

E

easy mark

• Offensive

11 7.1

A person others can easily trick or cheat

E

easy chair

10 2.3

A large comfortable chair with arms and soft cushions for relaxing

E

easy street

• Informal

8 5.1

A situation when a person has enough money and no money problems

E

easy-breezy

• Informal

5 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

F

free-and-easy

• Informal

5 5.7

Relaxed and friendly without following strict rules

E

easy money

3 3.7

A time when loans are easy to get because interest rates are low

E

easy-drinking

1 4.1

Pleasant and smooth to drink, not strong in taste

How Permissive

lax

39 4.6

permissive

• Jargon

14 4.9

easy

56 1.0

lenient

31 4.4

firm

209 2.7

strict

371 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology