simplifies

VERB

make easy, intelligible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

STRONG

abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

WEAK

boil down break down break it down clean it up clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

STRONG

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

WEAK

complicate make difficult

Example Sentences

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This simplifies assembly and could make large-scale manufacturing more practical.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

While this approach simplifies planning, it can miss important differences in how inflation actually affects retiree budgets and may understate the real pressure on long-term purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

A settlement simplifies things for Musk, who plans to take his rocket company SpaceX public this summer in what could be the largest IPO of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But bots often fail to grasp basic facts, such as insisting that the ratio 1:100 simplifies to 1:25.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The table greatly simplifies a complex mass of historical facts: see the text for some of the many important caveats.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond