easy answer
Obvious correct response
An easy answer is a solution or explanation that requires little effort or thought, often oversimplifying a complex problem.
The phrase typically carries skepticism: There's no easy answer to climate change.
Politicians and salespeople offer easy answers; serious thinkers distrust them.
He was looking for an easy answer, but the situation demanded careful analysis.
- simpleFree of complexity
- quickMoving with speed
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- band-aid solutionSuperficial fix masking deeper problems
obvious · cop-out · lazy · cheap shot · cheat · surface · glib · pat · convenient · dodge · oversimplify · path of least resistance · solution · fix · hack · loophole · low-hanging fruit · straightforward
- cure-allspanacea, cure-all, nostrum, snake oil, miracle cure
- Easy Thingssimple, child's play, walk in the park, no sweat, piece of cake
- Safe Betsfavorite, best bet, slam dunk, shoo-in, sure thing
- oversimplificationsoversimplification, generalization, blanket statement, reductionism, dumbing-down
easy answerstumper
Unanswerable question
brain teaser · tough nut to crack · puzzler · conundrum · head-scratcher
easy, answer, ease, easier, easiest, easily, easiness, uneasy, uneasiness