Byzantine and Plain

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Byzantine adjective - Having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated.

Usage example: spent his first year at the Pentagon just trying to fathom its byzantine workings

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Plain is an antonym for Byzantine.

Nearby Word: Byzantium

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Byzantine is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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Plain and Byzantine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/byzantine/plain

Byzantine & Plain. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/byzantine/plain>.

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