DUMBING DOWN Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

dumbing down

verb

present participle of dumb down

as in stripping (down)

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simplifying

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Managing those demands — simplifying decisions, controlling tempo and conserving energy — may be as much a feature of playing in the heat as the physical strain itself.

— Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026
The reform also significantly expanded access to medical cannabis by removing it from the country's list of narcotic drugs, simplifying medical cannabis prescribing.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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