Simple and Wily

Opposite meaning words

sentence examples

Simple

Simple adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.
Usage example: growing up in simple innocence
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Simple
Antonyms for Simple
Wily is an antonym for simple.
Nearby Words: simply, simplicity, simplify, simplified, simplification

Wily

Wily adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Usage example: a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Wily
Antonyms for Wily
Simple is an antonym for wily.
Similar words of simple

Similar words of wily

Both words in one sentence

  • Censor Decoy Some wily filmmakers realize this and make a simple deduction.
    Source: Censor Decoy
  • While simple and generic, the first three games had a not-horrible progression of intensity: Wily betrays Light, Wily's Revenge, Wily's False Reform.
    Source: Same Story, Different Names
Cite this Source
Wily and Simple. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/simple/wily
Simple & Wily. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/simple/wily>.
Wily or Simple. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/simple/wily.

Antonyms for simple


Antonyms for wily

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "simple" and "wily" have occurred on timeline