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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

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

But Fabbro’s wistful salute to bygone traditions has significant limitations, especially noticeable in the reductive design of his diametrically opposed main characters.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 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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