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easier vs simpler

Both 'easier' and 'simpler' are correct comparative forms, but they are used in different contexts. 'Easier' is used to compare the level of difficulty between two tasks or situations, while 'simpler' is used to compare the complexity or intricacy of objects or concepts.

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easier

The comparative form of 'easy' is 'easier' and is commonly used in English to compare the level of difficulty between two tasks or situations.

Use 'easier' when comparing the level of difficulty between two tasks or situations. For example, 'Studying for this exam is easier than writing the essay.'

Examples:

This puzzle is easier than the one we did yesterday.
It's easier to take the bus than to drive in this traffic.
Learning Spanish is easier for me than learning Chinese.
She found it easier to understand the new software after the training session.
It's easier to cook dinner when you have all the ingredients ready.

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I just try to make their journey easier.
It is easier than facing your feelings.
I find disappointment washes down easier with champagne.
That should make your choice easier.
Sometimes the monkey is easier to control.
And working for Chuck has never gotten easier.
Head-cutting is much easier during a siege.
Acting is's probably easier for girls.
Then my life would've been much easier.
Being dead makes keeping secrets much easier.
Sometimes talking to a stranger is easier.
Getting you here makes my job easier.
Stacking chairs is easier than talking.
In engineering applications, deflagrations are easier to control than detonations.
That job was easier than yours.
Footprint is easier than a tattoo.
Coltsfoot soothes the bronchial tubes and make breathing easier.
This helped make my final decision easier.
Nothing easier than having everything go perfect.
Hacking has never been easier than now.

Alternatives:

more easy
less difficult

simpler

The comparative form of 'simple' is 'simpler' and is commonly used in English to compare the complexity or intricacy of objects or concepts.

Use 'simpler' when comparing the complexity or intricacy of objects or concepts. For example, 'The new design is simpler than the previous one.'

Examples:

This recipe is simpler than the one I usually make.
The instructions are much simpler to follow now.
His explanation was simpler than I expected.
The solution to the problem is simpler than we thought.
The new system is simpler to use than the old one.

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A much simpler solution is call forwarding.
Yes. Rocks and vegetation have simpler patterns.
Being with you... makes things simpler.
People can believe things that have much simpler explanations.
Fourthly, enlargement justifies a simpler organisation of recognition systems.
We need better and simpler rules.
Coincidence to me has a much simpler metric.
'Life seems simpler and clearer without Allanah.
They were doing something much simpler.
The explanation was simpler than that.
The change actually makes things simpler.
Actually, the explanation is much simpler.
We need to go for something simpler.
On my homeworld, it's so much simpler.
To be honest, I've been thinking of something simpler.
Once you realize that, everything becomes simpler.
Things might be simpler if it were.
You're the one who said life never looked simpler than it did from right here.
No, it was much simpler.
It's simpler than that, Hazel.

Alternatives:

more simple
less complex

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