Simple and Uphill

Simple

Simple adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

Uphill is an antonym for simple.

Uphill

Uphill adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else

Simple is an antonym for uphill.

Both words in one sentence

  • Every prosecution is an uphill battle hampered by city politics, well-meaning civil rights crusaders, legal loopholes, or simple incompetence.
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