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Antonyms for facile
ˈfæs ɪl; esp. Brit. -aɪlfacile
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facile
Antonyms:
sturdy, obstinate, determined, resolute, pig-headed, crusty, inflexible, self-willed, independent, self-reliantSynonyms:
docile, tractable, manageable, indulgent, weak, irresolute, easy, affable, flexible, characterless, pliable
Princeton's WordNet
facileadjective
arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
"too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
Antonyms:
effortful, unarticulate, inarticulate, profoundSynonyms:
silver-tongued, silver, smooth-spoken, eloquent, fluentfacileadjective
performing adroitly and without effort
"a facile hand"
Antonyms:
effortful, inarticulate, profound, unarticulateSynonyms:
silver-tongued, silver, smooth-spoken, eloquent, fluenteloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spokenadjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
"able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
Antonyms:
inarticulate, profound, effortful, unarticulateSynonyms:
argent, silverish, silvery, liquid, eloquent, silver, fluent, smooth-spoken, silver-tongued, silvern, smooth, fluid
How to use facile in a sentence?
Easy to break mirror; less easy to see oneself. (Facile de casser le miroir; - Moins facile de s’y voir.)
Countries that don't want an outcome can no longer make a facile argument that they will just lose market share to China.
It’s facile. It shows an actual lack of understanding of reality tv( ca n’t believe I ’m typing that). It’s mediocre. It’s a time when viewers need to understand what’s going on at the highest levels of [ government ].
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#596 | hard | |
#1264 | independent | |
#1429 | trying | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#2328 | determined | |
#3964 | severe | |
#11321 | profound | |
#14954 | sturdy | |
#37611 | exhausting | |
#40798 | arduous | |
#41434 | crusty | |
#42074 | inflexible | |
#42553 | onerous | |
#43680 | resolute | |
#47735 | facile | |
#53660 | laborious | |
#66176 | obstinate | |
#97349 | inarticulate | |
#218887 | toilsome | |
#269711 | effortful |
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