Simple and Unctuous

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Simple adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.

Usage example: growing up in simple innocence

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Unctuous is an antonym for simple.

Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.

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Simple is an antonym for unctuous.

Nearby Word: unctuously

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

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