easier

[US]/'izi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. more simple, requiring less effort

Phrases & Collocations

make things easier

Example Sentences

it's easier to work in metric.

it was easier in the old days.

It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct.

It is easier to marry than unmarry.

It was easier to move about on the fringe of the crowd.

It is easier to read by daylight than by lamplight.

Commodities are easier this quarter.

It will be a lot easier when we have the database up and running.

brightly coloured birds are easier to see.

going on an economy drive is easier said than done.

it is made none the easier by the differences in approach.

a thousand times easier than

It is infinitely easier to drive a car than to repair it.

The large print makes for easier reading.

It's much easier to get into a habit than quit it.

It's easier to go with the tide than to oppose the views of the majority.

She heard that it was easier to make a living in the big cities.

We had to move that student down to an easier class.

The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.

Real-world Examples

Broadleaves are much easier to eat and digest.

Source: BBC documentary "Planet Earth" Season One Highlights

But going forward the star will be taking it a bit easier on himself.

Source: People Magazine

The longer and weirder a word is the easier it is to spell.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

That would make it easier to focus.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 13

But the color-coded private parts do make identifying millipedes much easier for scientists.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2020 Compilation

Faster and faster they went as the scent became easier and easier to follow.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

But it may be easier to swallow.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2016

You think it's easy? You think it's easy?

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

He was easier and he didn't recoil when I touched him.

Source: Our Day Season 2

Now, John, I'd poison.Sloppy eater, dead easy.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

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