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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He's an uncomplicated, straightforward person.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Cancer June 21 – July 22 Keep today’s plan as uncomplicated as possible.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Yet, full recovery commonly occurs within 7 days after the rash’s onset in uncomplicated cases in the majority of cases in previously healthy people.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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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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