Collocations for simple - adj.
VERBS
appear,
be,
look,
prove,
seem,
sound
remain
keep sth, make sth
When creating your design, keep it simple.
Is all this technology making our lives simpler?
remain
keep sth, make sth
When creating your design, keep it simple.
Is all this technology making our lives simpler?
find sth
I found the work fairly simple.
I found the work fairly simple.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
Don't worry—it's all very simple.
Don't worry—it's all very simple.
amazingly,
breathtakingly (esp. BrE),
incredibly,
remarkably
devastatingly (esp. BrE)
The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple.
devastatingly (esp. BrE)
The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple.
comparatively,
relatively
apparently, seemingly
This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours.
apparently, seemingly
This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours.
deceptively,
disarmingly,
surprisingly
a deceptively simple technique
a deceptively simple technique
beautifully,
elegantly
The engine design is elegantly simple.
The engine design is elegantly simple.
brilliantly,
wonderfully
(both esp. BrE)
It is a brilliantly simple idea.
It is a brilliantly simple idea.
refreshingly
Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct.
Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct.
Simple is used with these nouns:
addition, affair, analogy, answer, arithmetic, assertion, calculation, carbohydrate, case, ceremony, choice, chore, classification, command, common sense, comparison, component, compound, concept, construction, conversation, correlation, cottage, courtesy, creature, curiosity, decency, demonstration, description, design, device, diagram, dish, distinction, division, dress, economics, elegance, enjoyment, equation, errand, example, exercise, experiment, explanation, expression, fact, fairness, faith, fare, fix, folk, food, form, formula, fracture, funeral, gesture, graphics, greed, guide, guideline, idea, illusion, illustration, indicator, instruction, interest, joy, kindness, language, life, logic, luxury, majority, map, maths, matter, maxim, meal, measure, mechanics, mechanism, melody, menu, message, method, mistake, misunderstanding, model, molecule, motif, narrative, notion, observation, organism, outline, philosophy, pleasure, plot, precaution, presentation, problem, procedure, proposition, prose, question, questionnaire, reason, recipe, reflection, remedy, reply, request, rule, search, sentence, shape, shrug, situation, sketch, slogan, solution, soul, spreadsheet, statement, strategy, structure, subject, sugar, suggestion, system, tale, task, taste, technique, test, thank you, thing, tip, tool, trick, truth, way, word, word processing, yes
addition, affair, analogy, answer, arithmetic, assertion, calculation, carbohydrate, case, ceremony, choice, chore, classification, command, common sense, comparison, component, compound, concept, construction, conversation, correlation, cottage, courtesy, creature, curiosity, decency, demonstration, description, design, device, diagram, dish, distinction, division, dress, economics, elegance, enjoyment, equation, errand, example, exercise, experiment, explanation, expression, fact, fairness, faith, fare, fix, folk, food, form, formula, fracture, funeral, gesture, graphics, greed, guide, guideline, idea, illusion, illustration, indicator, instruction, interest, joy, kindness, language, life, logic, luxury, majority, map, maths, matter, maxim, meal, measure, mechanics, mechanism, melody, menu, message, method, mistake, misunderstanding, model, molecule, motif, narrative, notion, observation, organism, outline, philosophy, pleasure, plot, precaution, presentation, problem, procedure, proposition, prose, question, questionnaire, reason, recipe, reflection, remedy, reply, request, rule, search, sentence, shape, shrug, situation, sketch, slogan, solution, soul, spreadsheet, statement, strategy, structure, subject, sugar, suggestion, system, tale, task, taste, technique, test, thank you, thing, tip, tool, trick, truth, way, word, word processing, yes