facile

The word “facile” has 2 syllables: fa-cile

It's pronounced as /ˈfæsɪl/

What is synonym and antonym for facile?

In the thesaurus, “facile” has 73 synonyms and 57 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for facile along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for facile

accomplished
adept
adroit
aimless
apparent
articulate
breeze
cheap
clear
clear-cut
cursory
deft
desultory
dexterous
distinct
downhill
easy
easy as pie
effortless
evident
fast talk
flip
fluent
fluid
glib
hands-down
haphazard
hasty
hit-or-miss
idiotproof
light
limited
manifest
mindless
narrow
obvious
one-dimensional
open-and-shut
oversimple
painless
palpable
passing
patent
perspicuous
picnic
plain
practiced
proficient
pushover
quick
random
ready
restricted
royal
shallow
simple
sketchy
skillful
skin-deep
slick
smooth
snap
soft
straightforward
superficial
transparent
unambiguous
unchallenging
uncomplicated
unequivocal
unmistakable
untroublesome
voluble

Antonyms for facile

abstruse
arduous
broad
burdensome
complete
complex
complicated
comprehensive
confusing
critical
deep
definitive
demanding
detailed
difficult
discerning
exacting
exhausting
exhaustive
extensive
far-reaching
formidable
general
global
grueling
gruelling
hard
herculean
in-depth
inclusive
intricate
involved
killer
knotty
labored
laborious
murderous
onerous
oppressive
painful
penetrant
penetrating
problematic
problematical
profound
recondite
rough
severe
stiff
strenuous
stressful
taxing
toilful
toilsome
tough
troublesome
wide

Meanings of facile

adjective
1. Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
2. Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
3. Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
4. Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
5. Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

Example Sentences

His facile grasp of complex concepts made him a valuable asset to the research team.
She provided a facile solution to the problem, simplifying the entire process.
The author's facile writing style made the novel accessible to a wide range of readers.
Despite the challenging circumstances, he displayed a facile ability to adapt and find solutions.
The student's facile completion of the advanced math problems impressed the entire class.

On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to facile, such as: abstruse, accomplished, adept, adroit, aimless, apparent, arduous.

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