simple

Meaning

Easy to understand or do; not complicated.

Example sentences

• This is a simple question.এটা একটা সহজ প্রশ্ন।
• She lives a simple life.সে একটা সাদাসিধে জীবন যাপন করে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: easy, plain, straightforward

Antonyms: complex, complicated

Similar words, and what each means

• easy

  সহজ

  Not difficult; needing little effort.

• plain

  সাদামাটা, নকশাহীন, একরঙা, সাধারণ চেহারার, সমভূমি

  Having no pattern or decoration; simple.

• straightforward

  সহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলা

  Easy to understand or do, or honest and direct in manner.

• unadorned

  অলংকরণহীন, সাদামাটা

  Plain and simple, without any decoration.

Other English words for “সহজ, সরল”

• easy

  Not difficult; needing little effort.

• at ease

  Relaxed and comfortable, not nervous.

• straight

  Going in one direction without bending or curving.

• naive

  Too ready to believe others because of a lack of experience.

Opposite words

• complex

  জটিল

  Made of many parts; difficult to understand.

• complicated

  জটিল

  Made up of many connected parts and hard to understand.

• esoteric

  গূঢ়, কেবল বিশেষজ্ঞদের বোধগম্য

  Intended for or understood by only a small group with special knowledge.

• labyrinthine

  গোলকধাঁধার মতো জটিল

  Very complicated and confusing, like a maze.

• intricate

  জটিল, সূক্ষ্ম কারুকাজময়

  Having many small parts arranged in a complicated way.

“simple” elsewhere on EnglishBD

• 'Put two and two together' describes working out the truth from clues, not simple maths.

  English Idioms about Thinking and Learning →

• The present simple tense (also called the present indefinite) is the first tense every English learner needs.

  Present Simple Tense →

• Verbs that describe a state rather than an action — know, like, want, love, need — are normally used in the simple form: 'I know', not 'I am knowing'.

  Present Continuous Tense →

Where this word is used

• সহজ — বাংলা অর্থ
• সরল — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

1. “simple” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

   • • ভিড়ে ভরা, জনাকীর্ণ
   • • সুপরিচিত, বিখ্যাত
   • • সহজ, সরল
   • • আটকে পড়া
   Show the answer

   সহজ, সরল — simple (adjective) — সহজ, সরল. Easy to understand or do; not complicated.

2. Which word is closest in meaning to “simple”?

   • • nuptial
   • • fraudulent
   • • easy
   • • lightning-fast
   Show the answer

   easy — easy — সহজ. Not difficult; needing little effort.

Related words

• easyসহজsynonym
• plainসাদামাটা, নকশাহীন, একরঙা, সাধারণ চেহারার, সমভূমিsynonym
• straightforwardসহজবোধ্য; সরল ও খোলামেলাsynonym
• complexজটিলantonym
• complicatedজটিলantonym
• simmer downরাগ পড়ে শান্ত হওয়াnearby
• simperন্যাকা ন্যাকা হাসি হাসাnearby
• simpletonবোকাসোকা লোক, হাবাগোবাnearby
• simplicityসরলতা, সহজতাnearby
• simplyসহজভাবে, শুধুsame level
• sinceথেকে, যেহেতুsame level
• sincerelyআন্তরিকভাবেsame level