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simpler vs more simple

Both 'simpler' and 'more simple' are correct, but 'simpler' is more commonly used in English. 'Simpler' is the comparative form of 'simple' and is used when comparing two things. 'More simple' is also correct but less common.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 2166 views

simpler

This is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'simpler' as the comparative form of 'simple' when comparing two things. For example, 'This explanation is simpler than the previous one.'

Examples:

  • This book is simpler than the one I read last week.
  • The new software is simpler to use than the old version.
  • Her approach to the problem is simpler and more effective.
  • The instructions are getting simpler to follow.
  • The solution is simpler than I expected.
  • 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
  • easier
  • more straightforward
  • less complicated

more simple

This is correct but less common in English.

You can use 'more simple' as an alternative to 'simpler' when comparing two things, but it is less commonly used.

Examples:

  • This approach is more simple than the previous one.
  • The concept is more simple to understand now.
  • The design is more simple and elegant.
  • The solution seems more simple than it actually is.
  • Her explanation is more simple but less detailed.
  • I thought the countryside made people more simple.
  • Life is more simple for a soldier.
  • The draft regulation makes multi-brand selling much more simple.
  • I chose more simple gymnastic exercises inherent to the Greek tradition.
  • Life is more simple for a soldier.
  • Non, it is much more simple than that.
  • It's lighter, more simple.
  • The sampling plan can therefore be more simple than for fishery products occurring in another form.
  • A much more simple and clear but reliable approach is needed.
  • I don't know how we could make it more simple.
  • Get the AAdvantage frequent flyer program benefits today is much more simple.
  • However he found poetry to be more simple and practical.
  • In these cases the data-evaluation was reduced to a more simple before/after method.
  • While with them it is all much more simple and essential.
  • With her our path of faith is more simple.
  • With these great partners, the search for sponsors will be more simple and productive .
  • There are also more simple examples, not from psychopathology.
  • A well planned kitchen full of performing appliances can make things more simple and easy.
  • A more simple definition of SMEs that reflects reality would therefore be desirable.
  • When things were more simple, more clearer.

Alternatives:

  • simpler
  • less complex
  • easier
  • more straightforward
  • less complicated

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