SIMPLIFY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word simplify. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| abbreviate | verbv | |||||
verb • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • shorten | ||||||
| abridge | verbv | |||||
verb • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen, diminish, or curtail | ||||||
| clarify | verbv | |||||
verb • make clear and (more) comprehensible • make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating | ||||||
| condense | verbv | |||||
verb • undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops • make more concise • remove water from • cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid • become more compact or concentrated • develop due to condensation • compress or concentrate | ||||||
| expedite | verbv | |||||
verb • speed up the progress of; facilitate • process fast and efficiently | ||||||
| reduce | verbv | |||||
verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||
| shorten | verbv | |||||
verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||
| streamline | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • contour economically or efficiently | ||||||
| trim | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a state of arrangement or appearance • a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment • attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation • cutting down to the desired size or shape adjective satellite • thin and fit • characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder • neat and smart in appearance • severely simple in line or design verb • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size • decorate, as with ornaments • cut down on; make a reduction in • balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces • be in equilibrium during a flight • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • cut closely • adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used | ||||||
| unravel | verbv | |||||
verb • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of • disentangle • become undone | ||||||
| untangle | verbv | |||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | ||||||
