uncomplicated

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/ UK /ʌnˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
simple and easy to understand or deal with

He preferred an uncomplicated life far from the city's bustle.

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Synonyms

1 adj · simple and easy to... simple straightforward easy clear plain uninvolved elementary

Opposites

complicated complex intricate convoluted

Word family

Derived forms uncomplicatedly

Related forms complicate complicated complication

Etymology

From un- ('not') + complicated, past participle of complicate, from Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare ('to fold together'), from com- ('together') + plicare ('to fold').

un- Old English complicare Latin plicare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# uncomplicated

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/

## Meanings
1. simple and easy to understand or deal with

## Examples
- He preferred an uncomplicated life far from the city's bustle.

## Synonyms
- simple
- straightforward
- easy
- clear
- plain
- uninvolved
- elementary

## Antonyms
- complicated
- complex
- intricate
- convoluted

## Derived Forms
- uncomplicatedly

## Related Forms
- complicate
- complicated
- complication

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: complicare
- Root: plicare

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + complicated, past participle of complicate, from Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare ('to fold together'), from com- ('together') + plicare ('to fold').

## AI Etymology
Uncomplicated is from un- ('not') + complicated, past participle of complicate, from Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare ('to fold together'), from com- ('together') + plicare ('to fold'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), complicare (Latin), and plicare (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers simple and easy to understand or deal with. The wider family includes derived forms such as uncomplicatedly and related words such as complicate, complicated, and complication.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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