simplistic, simplified

simplistic, simplified
Each of these adjectives means "made less complex and complicated," "made easier or plainer": "This is a simplified (or simplistic) summary of the situation." Simplistic is currently a "vogue" word, overused because apparently it seems to many people to be more sophisticated and learned than simplified. Actually, simplistic has taken on the meaning of "overly simplified," "characterized by extreme or excessive simplification": "Your explanation of this serious problem is inadequate and simplistic."

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