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Oversimplified
Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.
📖 Definitions of "Oversimplified"
adjective
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Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.
verb
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To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
🔄 Synonyms of "Oversimplified"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| simplenoun | Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added. |
| simplistic | Overly simple. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oversimplified"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| simplistic | Overly simple. |
| simplenoun | Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added. |
| simplifiednoun | Made more simple; having its complexity reduced. |
| streamlined | Having been made more simple and straight forward. |
| spoon-fed | (of information) So simplified that one might expect a baby to understand it. |
| neat | Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. |
| facilenoun | (now usually derogatory) Easy; contemptibly easy. |
| stripped down | Reduced to essentials; without enhancements. |
| detaillessnoun | Without detail or details; bare; simplified. |
| uninformative | lacking useful or interesting information |
| generalnoun | (military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. |
| stripped-down | Alternative form of stripped down. [Reduced to essentials; without enhancements.] |
| superficial | Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. |
| skeletonized | Reduced to a skeleton. |
| ultrasimplenoun | Extremely simple. |
| slimlinenoun | Stripped of unnecessary features. |
| nuanceless | Without nuance. |
| two-dimensional | Existing in two dimensions. |
| low-information | (politics, euphemistic) Ignorant, out of the loop, acting without an extensive or sophisticated understanding of a political situation. |
| no-frills | (informal, idiomatic) Basic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy. |
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