💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oversimplification"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| simplificationnoun | The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified. |
| simplistic | Overly simple. |
| streamliningnoun | The process by which something is streamlined. |
| simplicitynoun | The state or quality of being simple |
| simplifyingverb | (transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand. |
| simplismnoun | The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications. |
| supersimplificationnoun | The process of making something excessively simple. |
| oversimplicitynoun | Excessive simplicity. |
| uncomplicationnoun | simplification |
| uncomplexitynoun | Lack of complexity; simplicity. |
| underspecificationnoun | Inadequate specification; failure to specify in enough detail. |
| incomplexitynoun | Lack of complexity; simplicity. |
| parsimonynoun | Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. |
| reductivismnoun | Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials |
| unsimplicitynoun | Absence of simplicity; complication or complexity. |
| single storynoun | (of a building or structure) having only 1 floor or level. |
| skimnoun | A cursory reading, skipping the details. |
| nothing-butterynoun | (derogatory) Any form of reductionism seen as explaining away phenomena. |
| ellipsisnoun | (typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues. |
| understatementnoun | (uncountable, rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect. |
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