uncomplicated
adjective
un·com·pli·cat·ed
ˌən-ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: not complex : simple
uncomplicated machinery
2
a
: not complicated by something outside itself
b
: not involving medical complications
an uncomplicated peptic ulcer
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The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow.
He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
How to Tell Gallbladder and Liver Pain Apart Unlike symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones (which warrant an elective cholecystectomy), complications of gallstones warrant an emergency cholecystectomy.
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Though election experts say the choices are designed to make voting a simple act, the use of drop boxes has been anything but uncomplicated since the 2020 election, when receptacles in Wisconsin and around the country became flash points for baseless conspiracy theories of election fraud.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2024
From Mickey Mouse to the Hall of Presidents, a nostalgic, linear and uncomplicated view of American progress has been foundational to the Disney experience.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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uncomplicated
adjective
un·com·pli·cat·ed
ˌən-ˈkäm-plə-ˌkāt-əd
: not involving or marked by complications
uncomplicated peptic ulcer
the clinical course is usually benign and uncomplicated—M. A. Baumann et al.
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