OVERSIMPLIFY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

oversimplify

verb

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 Nigerian officials and outside analysts warned that framing the conflict strictly in religious terms risked oversimplifying complex security dynamics. —

Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025 But most of experts dismissed the Tweet as oversimplifying and attempting to extrapolate from an impossible comparison. —

James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025 But specialists say the policy risks oversimplifying a problem that is far more complex. —

Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Believing that winning would solve everything oversimplifies the issue with attendance. —

Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oversimplify

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversimplify

simplify

Verb

The ad stressed how AI has simplified creative and production processes that were once learned through books, notes, and code.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The Nigerian government rejected the claim, and analysts say the claim simplifies a very complicated crisis that targets people regardless of their faiths.

— Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026