effortless
adjective
Synonyms
- cheap
- downhill
- easy
- facile
- fluent
- fluid
- hands-down
- light
- painless
- ready
- royal
- simple
- smooth
- snap
- soft
Example Sentences
Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022 Farm Rio's tropical-print dresses capture that summer wedding feeling to a tee and, when paired with unfussy yet thoughtful accessories like Heimat Atlantica's woven bag and Mejuri's dainty hoop earrings, look effortless for any ceremony. Talia Abbas, Glamour, 7 June 2022 The turf war involving the meshing of pilots, including negotiating seniority and rank, will not be effortless either. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Electric bicycles don’t have to be entirely effortless. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2022 The process this time was so enjoyable and the writing with this group is so effortless. al, 16 June 2022 To make things even more glamorous, her hair was pulled back into an effortless updo to reveal an eye-catching pair of sapphire drop earrings. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 Trying to mimic Victoria Beckham's effortless, chic beauty style? Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 3 Aug. 2022 Michael Jackson became less cool with each more-ambitious release, going from the effortless elegance of Off the Wall to the forced spectacle of Bad. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
1801, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
effortless
adjective
effortless
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- easy
- smooth
- simple
- cheap
- ready
- painless
- straightforward
- quick
- downhill
- facile
- fluid
- fluent
- snap
- uncomplicated
- light
- royal
- soft
- hands-down
- obvious
- mindless
- unchallenging
- unmistakable
- idiotproof
- apparent
- transparent
- evident
- clear
- distinct
- unambiguous
- manifest
- unequivocal
- palpable
- perspicuous
- patent
- plain
- open-and-shut
- clear-cut
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- difficult
- laborious
- arduous
- hard
- strenuous
- tough
- formidable
- exacting
- herculean
- demanding
- rough
- grueling
- stiff
- painful
- severe
- murderous
- troublesome
- toilsome
- labored
- killer
- exhausting
- onerous
- stressful
- burdensome
- complicated
- complex
- intricate
- oppressive
- gruelling
- problematic
- problematical
- toilful
- abstruse
- involved
- taxing
- recondite
- knotty
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of effortless are easy, facile, light, simple, and smooth. While all these words mean "not demanding effort or involving difficulty," effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.
While in some cases nearly identical to effortless, easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks.
Facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness.
Although the words light and effortless have much in common, light stresses freedom from what is burdensome.
The words simple and effortless can be used in similar contexts, but simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent.
The meanings of smooth and effortless largely overlap; however, smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles.