easier
Requiring less effort
Easier is the comparative form of easy—less difficult, requiring less effort: The second test was easier than the first.
It often appears in expressions about choosing between options: easier said than done acknowledges that talking about something is simpler than actually doing it.
Take the easier route suggests choosing the path of least resistance.
Clear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
intuitive · user-friendly · painless · trouble-free · no-frills · minimalist · streamlined · clear
Able to be accomplished
- feasibleCapable of being done
- attainableAble to be reached
- achievableAble to be accomplished
- workableAble to be implemented
practical · realistic · accessible · surmountable · conquerable · incremental · gradual · on-ramp
Increase in quality
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- refinementElegance of manner
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
shortcut · workaround · hack · automation · template · time-saver · efficiency · simplification
Ease or soothing relief
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- solaceRelief from distress
consolation · reassurance · balm · tranquility · peace · calmness · mitigation · succor
Sloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- basicFundamental in nature
elementary · intuitive · user-friendly · painless · trouble-free · no-frills · minimalist · streamlined · clear · plain
doable
Able to be accomplished
- feasibleCapable of being done
- attainableAble to be reached
- achievableAble to be accomplished
workable · practical · realistic · accessible · surmountable · conquerable · incremental · gradual · on-ramp · gateway
enhancement
Increase in quality
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- refinementElegance of manner
upgrade · shortcut · workaround · hack · automation · template · time-saver · efficiency · simplification · expedited
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
solace · consolation · reassurance · balm · tranquility · peace · calmness · mitigation · succor · therapy
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
handrail · captioning · audiobook · voiceover · touchscreen
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- easier said than doneHarder in practice than speech
- easing upReducing intensity gradually
- easily fooledSusceptible to deception
- easily offendedProne to taking umbrage
- easily understood
- easily affectedProne to influence