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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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That’s reductive — the cookie doesn’t crumble quite so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

To young people, AI doesn’t look exciting and innovative; it is lazy and reductive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

At the risk of being reductive, the problem is that these markets each want different things from Audi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 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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