Synonyms for easy

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1. Free from constraint or care

   at ease, secure, prosperous, comfortable, commodious, well-to-do, leisurely, unembarrassed, unconstrained, unaffected, natural, spontaneous, informal, free and easy, dégagé, loose, forthright, calm, peaceful, tranquil, careless, content(ed), carefree, untroubled, relaxed, equable, hospitable, on easy street, in clover*.

   Antonyms hard, impoverished, strained.

2. Providing no difficulty

   simple, facile, effortless, obvious, apparent, clear, uncomplicated, elementary, yielding, easily done, not burdensome, requiring no effort, presenting few difficulties, smooth, manageable, accessible, wieldy, straightforward, foolproof, slight, mere, light, undemanding, nothing to it*, plain sailing*, simple as ABC*, easy as pie*, like taking candy from a baby*, like shooting fish in a rain barrel*, a piece of cake*, cushy*, soft*, Mickey Mouse*.

   Antonyms difficult*, complicated, hard.

3. Lax

   indulgent, easygoing, permissive; see lenient.

4. *Slowly and carefully

   cautiously, gently, lightly; see carefully 2.

easy is the broadest term here in its application to that which demands little effort or presents little difficulty easy work; facile means occurring, moving, working, etc. easily and quickly, sometimes unfavorably suggesting a lack of thoroughness or depth a facile style; effortless, in contrast, favorably suggests expert skill or knowledge as responsible for performance that seems to require no effort the effortless grace of the skater; smooth suggests freedom from or riddance of irregularities, obstacles, or difficulties as bringing ease of movement a smooth path to success; simple suggests freedom from complication, elaboration, or involvement, as making something easy to understand a simple explanation

on easy street

take it easy