Definition of SIMPLY

simply

Meanings

Adverb

  • and nothing more
    • "it is simply a matter of time"
  • absolutely
    • "it's simply beautiful!"
  • absolutely; altogether; really
    • "we are simply broke"
  • in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
    • "they lived very simply"

Adv

  • In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
  • Plainly; without art or subtlety
  • Foolishly; stupidly.
  • Merely; solely.
  • absolutely, positively.
  • Frankly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.

Synonyms

absolutely, abundantly, actually, all things considered, all too, as a matter of fact, but, but good, by right, clearly, come to think of it, completely, eminently, ever so, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, fact is, forsooth, frankly, greatly, highly, honestly, in actuality, in fact, in faith, in point of fact, in reality, in spades, in truth, indeed, just, literally, main, merely, mightily, murrain, no more than, nothing but, obviously, only, passing, plainly, positively, pretty, properly, quite, really, right, right As in whose properly was the lost wallet?, simply, soothfast, soothly, sore, specially, strongly, swith, to tell the truth, truly, truthfully, unquestionably, vastly, verily, very, very much, way, way too, wicked, wis

Antonyms

complexly

Scrabble Score: 13

simply is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
simply is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
simply is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

simply is a valid Words With Friends word