streamlined

adjective

stream·​lined ˈstrēm-ˌlīnd 

1

a

: contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (such as air)

b

: stripped of nonessentials : compact

c

: effectively integrated : organized

2

: having flowing lines

3

: brought up to date : modernized

Examples of streamlined in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its streamlined collection of beauty must-haves looks expensive, but most items ring in at under $40 apiece. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 June 2025

Offering a more lightweight, streamlined take, Rothy’s lighter colorway options are also better suited to warm-weather escapades (save those jewel tones and blacks for fall!). —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025

Compared to traditional compost containers, these appliances are more expensive, potentially noisier, and (even with their streamlined interfaces) objectively more complicated than tossing your banana peels in a bin. —Sara Coughlin, SELF, 25 June 2025

This design makes for a lighter, smaller, more streamlined binocular. —Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for streamlined

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined

Kids Definition

streamlined

adjective

stream·​lined -ˌlīnd 

1

a

: designed or constructed to make or as if to make motion through water or air easier

b

: stripped of everything unnecessary : simplified

2

: made more modern