as in to simplify
to describe (something) in a way that does not include all the facts and details and that causes misunderstanding
The article oversimplifies the problem. She tends to oversimplify things.
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Recent Examples of oversimplify
But swing too far in the other direction and oversimplify it, ignore realism…then the result can feel hollow and even cartoonish.
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Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
At the risk of oversimplifying and/or underestimating two solid defensive teams, these offenses are just in too good of a groove right now not to take the Over.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
State regs oversimplify Many of the latest Zone 0 recommendations, such as prohibiting mulch and attached fences made of materials that can burn, stem from large-scale tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
—Max Moritz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Alex Gold, Forbes Books Author. for Forbes Books AUTHOR POST
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Our understanding of how the world operates is often oversimplified.
—Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
At the risk of oversimplifying and/or underestimating two solid defensive teams, these offenses are just in too good of a groove right now not to take the Over.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
State regs oversimplify Many of the latest Zone 0 recommendations, such as prohibiting mulch and attached fences made of materials that can burn, stem from large-scale tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
—Max Moritz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Alex Gold, Forbes Books Author. for Forbes Books AUTHOR POST
| Paid Program
Our understanding of how the world operates is often oversimplified.
—Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversimplify
simplify
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What Michael and the team have done for the tour is condense that and simplify so there is more time for improv and the explanation is more direct.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Their goal was to simplify the picture by studying the effects of 16 weeks of daily ten-gram collagen peptide supplements, with no other changes in exercise or diet.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Oversimplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplify. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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