Meaning & use
simplification
The act of making something easier to understand or do by reducing its complexity.
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The new form is a welcome simplification of the confusing old application process.
Critics argued that the summary was a dangerous simplification of a complicated issue.
A note on using this word
Simplification can be positive, making something clearer, or negative, when it oversimplifies and loses important nuance.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
complication
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