Synonyms for simply
ˈsɪm plisim·p·ly

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. simplyadjective

   Synonyms:
   plainly, artlessly, sincerely, truly

2. simplyadjective

   Synonyms:
   merely, barely, solely, of itself

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "simply":

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

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How to use simply in a sentence?

1. Christen Kuikoua:

   I have free will, but free will doesn't give me license to be foolish and do anything simply because I have the ability to do so.

2. President Biden .:

   We have to talk about it, because the American people think the reason for inflation is government spending more money — simply not true, it simply is true — unless you're really that dumb, Joe, because you have to be really, really dumb to believe that.

3. Grant Smith:

   Michael Caputo Stone has stated publicly that Michael Caputo Stone is being asked over and over to say things Michael Caputo Stone simply does not believe occurred, i am not aware of any plea talks involving Jerry Corsi, Jerry Corsi is an investigative journalist whose activities I would think would largely be covered under the first amendment. Jerry Corsi is relentless in Jerry Corsi research, and Jerry Corsi network of sources is very wide.

4. Eddie Bernice Johnson:

   I would like America to continue to strive to achieve the challenging and inspiring goal of landing astronauts on Mars, and if the Moon is an essential interim step, then I would support going there too, however, I am not prepared to cannibalize the rest of NASA's program or force the agency into taking foolhardy risks or making short-sighted plans simply to meet an arbitrary deadline.

5. Tim Cook:

   We simply call it, TV.