easy maintenance

Simple to sustain

Easy maintenance describes something designed to require minimal effort to keep in working order.

The phrase applies to products, systems, or spaces that don't demand specialized skills, frequent attention, or expensive upkeep: The landlord advertised easy maintenance flooring throughout.

It's a selling point for everything from cars to houseplants to hairstyles.

Opposites
effort and complexity of upkeep

easy maintenancehigh-maintenance

Requiring excessive attention

labor-intensive · finicky · fussy · needy · temperamental

reliability and trouble frequency

easy maintenanceunreliable

Not consistently performing

temperamental · problematic · fault-prone · delicate · fragile

cost and resource demands

easy maintenancemoney pit

Endlessly expensive undertaking

Family

easy, maintenance

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G