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reductive

[ri-duhk-tiv] / rɪˈdʌk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
serving to simplify or abridge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
remissive
WEAK
Antonyms


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Most discourse on Islam among non-Muslims is driven by reductive platitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The reductive strategy so nearly secured successive World Cup finals - but often proved soporific for supporters.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Whether the videos are anti-AA or pro-AA, many are full of misinformation, reductive characterizations, evangelism, rage bait, and wannabe spiritual gurus.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

Calling it a picture of the American dream would be reductive, diminishing all of the work that Escola has done to apply it to an outmoded path toward prosperity.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

I know only that I will never see him again, and that anything I can say or offer by way of his present life might well be taken as reductive and suspect.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee



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