idiot-proof
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈɪdiət pruːf/
- Informal
:
a prueba de idiotas
- The recipe comes with idiot-proof steps, so even beginners can cook the dish successfully.
- virtually idiot-proof
You probably saw me using them before, but they're so idiot proof.
- You probably saw me using them before, but they're so idiot proof.
Examples
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This software is designed to be idiot-proof, allowing anyone to navigate it without problems.
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He showed me an idiot-proof method for assembling the furniture, making it easy for anyone to follow.
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Is there an idiot-proof guide that you could point me to?
Blog text (1) -
And it's easy to learn, easy to use, and nearly idiot-proof.
Blog text (29) -
We have an idiot-proof coffee maker.
Blog text (19) -
Look, it's even got these idiot-proof tabs to make it easy.
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It is set up like an idiot-proof system.
Blog text (32) -
The technology, though it was getting pretty old, was maintenance-free and the operation of it was idiot-proof.
Fiction book (2001) -
Which means that you have spell-check, which is idiot-proof.
Blog text (22) -
I handpicked the squad, I delivered an idiot-proof routine.
Synonyms
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3.9
Very simple and reliable so people cannot use it wrongly
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3.1
Simple and easy to understand because the design is clear
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3.9
Easy to understand and use without instructions
Designed so people cannot make mistakes when using it
Easy to use so people with no skill cannot make mistakes
Antonyms
How Easy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word idiot-proof joins idiot ('foolish person') and proof ('safe against'), the same proof you see in bulletproof and waterproof. So idiot-proof means something is made to stop mistakes and be very easy to use by anyone.