to simplify

Examples

• All

• If the playbook is too complicated, we simplify it.

  Any Given Sunday (1999)

• Let's just simplify things and say the contents are just the rice, the beans, and maybe a little bit of hot sauce.

  Variant (2020)

• Really just simplify your product as much as possible.

  Evan Carmichael

• And just to simplify that, write out what that is.

• And let me simplify that a little bit.

• Yes, that would simplify it.

  A Foreign Affair (1948)

• You need to simplify in a way that still looks accurate.

• Let me simplify it for you in case you don't understand.

  Alex Cross (2012)

• The program sought to speed and simplify the design of plastic injection molds.

  Academic text (1999)

• OK, let's simplify this.

  Armageddon (1998)

Synonyms

E

to explain

vsto simplify

∞ 1.0

To make something clear by describing it in simple words

focuses more on lowering complexity rather than just giving facts

C

to clarify

vsto simplify

248 3.3

To make something clear so others can understand it

focuses more on making things less complex overall

R

to reduce

vsto simplify

71 2.8

To make something simpler by cutting out details

adds a clarity aim as well as structural simplification

I

to illuminate

vsto simplify

51 4.8

To make something clear or easier to understand

covers broader complexity reduction beyond simply clarifying points

C

to condense

vsto simplify

21 4.2

Make something shorter by removing unimportant details

is broader, changing complexity and understandability, not only length

D

to dumb down

vsto simplify

• Informal

15 5.3

Make something simpler and less detailed so more people understand it

reduces complexity more neutrally without lowering quality or depth

E

to elucidate

vsto simplify

• Formal

11 6.8

To explain something so it is easy to understand

aims more at reducing complexity than providing detailed interpretation

A

to abbreviate

vsto simplify

9 3.6

To make something shorter while keeping the important parts

applies more widely to reducing complexity and making ideas clearer

D

to demystify

vsto simplify

7 5.1

To make something easier to understand by removing mystery or confusion

also includes cutting unnecessary parts, not only removing mystery

E

to explicate

vsto simplify

• Formal

3 7.4

To explain something clearly in detail

focuses more on cutting complexity rather than expanding detailed analysis

R

to rationalize

vsto simplify

• Jargon

3 5.5

Make a system or process work better by removing extra parts

targets clearer understanding rather than only operational efficiency

R

to recondense

vsto simplify

8.1

To make a text shorter again by removing extra words

covers overall simplification beyond repeated shortening

Antonyms

C

to complicate

101 4.1

To make something harder to understand or do

How Simple

to oversimplify

16 6.3

to streamline

41 4.1

to simplify

99 2.5

to complicate

101 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology