easy

  • (r) with ease ("easy" is sometimes used informally for "easily")
    • she was easily excited
    • was easily confused
    • he won easily
    • this china breaks very easily
    • success came too easy
    easily,
  • (a) posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
    • an easy job
    • an easy problem
    • an easy victory
    • the house is easy to heat
    • satisfied with easy answers
    • took the easy way out of his dilemma
  • (s) not hurried or forced
    • an easy walk around the block
    • at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
    easygoing, leisurely,
  • (r) without speed ("slow" is sometimes used informally for "slowly")
    • he spoke slowly
    • go easy here--the road is slippery
    • glaciers move tardily
    • please go slow so I can see the sights
    slow, slowly, tardily,
  • (a) free from worry or anxiety
    • knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy
    • an easy good-natured manner
    • by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words
  • (r) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship
    • just wanted to take it easy" ("soft" is nonstandard)
    soft,
  • (s) affording pleasure
    • easy good looks
  • (s) having little impact
    • an easy pat on the shoulder
    • gentle rain
    • a gentle breeze
    • a soft (or light) tapping at the window
    gentle, soft,
  • (s) readily exploited or tricked
    • an easy victim
    • an easy mark
  • (s) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
    • they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
    • easy living
    • a prosperous family
    • his family is well-situated financially
    • well-to-do members of the community
    prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do, comfortable,
  • (s) marked by moderate steepness
    • an easy climb
    • a gentle slope
    gentle,
  • (s) affording comfort
    • soft light that was easy on the eyes
  • (s) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    • her easy virtue
    • he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
    • wanton behavior
    promiscuous, sluttish, wanton, loose, light,
  • (s) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
    • commodities are easy this quarter
  • (s) obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
    • easy money

Synonyms

easily easygoing leisurely slow slowly tardily soft gentle prosperous well-fixed well-heeled well-off well-situated well-to-do comfortable promiscuous sluttish wanton loose light

Antonyms

difficult hard apace chop-chop quickly rapidly speedily uneasy

See also

effortless simple soft undemanding comfortable relaxed

Words of close approximity

ease east
ear EAS eat
each earl earn ease east eats
easy chair easygoing easy going easygoingness easy lay easy mark easy money easy street