- past participle of oversimplify.
- past tense form of oversimplify.
oversimplified
Example Sentences
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While the evolutionary explanation feels slightly oversimplistic, there is some data showing the trend is at least generally true: There is a linear decrease over time in extroversion as a trait.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2024
The conclusion being drawn is that what happened to Mourinho in his final season at Chelsea is happening all over again in Manchester, though that could be an oversimplistic analysis.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2018
It is difficult and probably oversimplistic to put a single face on many of the country’s biggest challenges.
From New York Times • May 9, 2016
Other experts also praised the work, saying it supported the growing suspicion in the field that personalized cancer therapy is oversimplistic, at least in how it's sold to the public.
From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2012
His physiobiology -- the glycemic index -- is oversimplistic, but nonscientists always oversimplify.
From Time Magazine Archive
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