Synonyms for simply
ˈsɪm pli

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1. simplyadverb

   Antonyms:
   complexly

2. simplyadverb

   Antonyms:
   complexly

3. simplyadverb

   Antonyms:
   complexly

4. simplyadverb

   I was simply asking a question.

   Antonyms:
   complexly

5. simplyadverb

   That was a simply wonderful dessert.

   Antonyms:
   complexly

6. simplyadverb

   Simply, he just fired you.

   Antonyms:
   complexly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. merely, simply, just, only, butadverb

   and nothing more

   "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"

   Synonyms:
   solely, plainly, hardly, alone, barely, exclusively, only if, but, only, entirely, just, scarce, just now, merely, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely

2. just, simplyadverb

   absolutely

   "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"

   Synonyms:
   just, barely, just now, merely, scarcely, plainly, exactly, but, precisely, scarce, hardly, only

3. simplyadverb

   absolutely; altogether; really

   "we are simply broke"

   Synonyms:
   only, but, plainly, merely, just

4. plainly, simplyadverb

   in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

   "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

   Synonyms:
   just, plain, but, manifestly, patently, plainly, evidently, apparently, obviously, only, merely

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. simplyadjective

   Synonyms:
   plainly, artlessly, sincerely, truly

2. simplyadjective

   Synonyms:
   merely, barely, solely, of itself

PPDB, the paraphrase database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "simply":

   merely, just, simple, only, easy, mere, purely, solely, easily, plainly, alone, straightforward, downright

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1. Has Christie:

   It's now been five years since Common Core was adopted. And the truth is that it's simply not working, it has brought only confusion and frustration to our parents. And has brought distance between our teachers and the communities where they work.

2. John Fortney:

   Senator Brenner was simply following the law, using hand free audio technology.

3. Robert Blecker:

   The death penalty should not be a utilitarian issue in terms of weighing the costs against the benefits but rather an issue simply of justice, of who deserves it.

4. Michael Jacobson:

   Brewers are allowed to artificially color, flavor, sweeten and preserve their products, as well as use foam enhancers, if the industry takes pride in its ingredients, it should list them on labels and not simply on the web.

5. Michael Gove:

   I believe that the next Prime Minister has to be on the winning side of (the) argument. Put simply, the best person to lead Britain out of the European Union is someone who argued to get Britain out.

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