Simple and Tawdry

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Simple adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

Usage example: a simple design, and one that never goes out of fashion

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Tawdry is an antonym for simple.

Tawdry adjective - Tastelessly showy.

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Simple is an antonym for tawdry.

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Tawdry and Simple. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/simple/tawdry

Simple & Tawdry. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/simple/tawdry>.

Tawdry or Simple. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/simple/tawdry.

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