I was going off the Webster definitions of these words, which do not make this distinction in their antonyms. They both seem to be the opposite of simple. The o

I was going off the Webster definitions of these words, which do not make this distinction in their antonyms. They both seem to be the opposite of simple. The opposite of easy would be "hard" or "difficult". I understand there is no definitive source for English, but what is your source on that? Is it Rich Hickey? Because I don't think he has the authority to change the definitions of common English words.