adjective
1.
causing or involving little or no difficulty
an easy solution
Synonyms: effortless, facile, light, royal, simple, smooth, untroublesome
Related Word: apparent, clear, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, plain; clear-cut, straightforward, uncomplicated, uncompounded, uninvolved
Idioms: easy as falling off a log, easy as pie, nothing to it
Contrasted words: arduous, difficult, troublesome; abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, knotty
Antonyms: hard
2.
Synonyms: forbearing , charitable, clement, indulgent, lenient, merciful, tolerant
Related Word: compassionate, condoning, excusing, forgiving, pardoning, sympathetic; benign, kindly; lax, moderate, soft; humoring, mollycoddling, pampering, spoiling
Contrasted words: austere, exacting, rigid, severe, stern, strict, stringent
3.
easily taken advantage of or imposed upon
he was easy prey to her wiles
Synonyms: fleeceable, gullible, naive, susceptible
Related Word: credulous, trusting, unmistrusting, unsuspicious; deceivable, deludable, dupable, exploitable; artless, dewy-eyed, green, simple, unsophisticated
Contrasted words: critical, cynical, disbelieving, mistrustful, scoffing, skeptical, suspicious, unbelieving
4.
Synonyms: fast 7, light, loose, ||riggish, unchaste, wanton, whorish
5.
Synonyms: comfortable 2, comfy, cozy, cushy, easeful, snug, soft
Related Word: secure
Contrasted words: discontented, dissatisfied; miserable
Antonyms: uncomfortable
6.
Synonyms: amiable 1, complaisant, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, lenient, mild, obliging
Related Word: familiar, gregarious, informal; courtly, diplomatic, pleasant, polite, sociable; smooth, suave, urbane
Contrasted words: brusque, curt, unfriendly, unpleasant; constrained, embarrassed, formal, restrained; discourteous, impolite, undiplomatic, ungracious; stiff, unsocial, withdrawn, wooden
Antonyms: ill at ease
7.
Synonyms: calm 2, collected, composed, easygoing, placid, poised, possessed, self-possessed, serene, tranquil
Related Word: relaxed; lethargic, unambitious
Contrasted words: agitated, tense, troubled, uptight
8.
Synonyms: prosperous 3, comfortable, ||snug, substantial, well, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
Related Word: successful, thriving
Idioms: in easy circumstances, on easy street
Contrasted words: straitened
9.
marked by ready facility (as of expression)
an easy style of writing
Synonyms: cursive, effortless, flowing, fluent, running, smooth
Related Word: facile; graceful
Contrasted words: effortful, labored
Antonyms: difficult