SIMPLIFY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SIMPLIFY?

Need another word that means the same as “simplify”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “simplify” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Simplify” are: make simple, make simpler, make easier to do, make easier to understand, make easy to do, make easy to understand, make plainer, clarify, make more comprehensible, make more intelligible, remove the complexities from, disentangle, untangle, unravel

Simplify as a Verb

Definitions of "Simplify" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “simplify” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent.
• Make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.

Synonyms of "Simplify" as a verb (14 Words)

clarify	Melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids. Clarify the butter.
disentangle	Free from involvement or entanglement. Can you disentangle the cord.
make easier to do	Appear to begin an activity.
make easier to understand	Eliminate urine.
make easy to do	Add up to.
make easy to understand	Perform or carry out.
make more comprehensible	Perform or carry out.
make more intelligible	Eliminate urine.
make plainer	Charge with a function; charge to be.
make simple	Assure the success of.
make simpler	Form by assembling individuals or constituents.
remove the complexities from	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.
unravel	Disentangle. The sweater unraveled.
untangle	Free from a tangled or twisted state. Fishermen untangled their nets.

Usage Examples of "Simplify" as a verb

• An overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation.
• We had to simplify the instructions.
• This move will simplify our lives.

Associations of "Simplify" (30 Words)

accelerate	Cause to move faster. He accelerated the car.
alleviate	Provide physical relief, as from pain. He couldn t prevent her pain only alleviate it.
brevity	The use of brief expressions. The staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity.
clarity	The quality of being certain or definite. For the sake of clarity each of these strategies is dealt with separately.
clear	Grant authorization or clearance for. He had time to get clear away.
decelerate	Reduce or cause to reduce in speed. The car decelerated.
directness	The quality of being plain and straightforward. I like the simplicity and directness of the image.
ease	Of share prices interest rates etc decrease in value or amount. They put it into containers for ease of transportation.
easiness	Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. A natural easiness of manner.
expedite	Process fast and efficiently. He promised to expedite economic reforms.
facilitate	Be of use. You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge.
hasten	Move hurridly. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.
hie	Move hurridly. I hied me to a winehouse.
hurry	A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. There s no hurry to get back.
pacify	Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. The U N troops are working to pacify Bosnia.
perspicuous	Transparently clear; easily understandable- Robert Burton. It provides simpler and more perspicuous explanations than its rivals.
plain	Express complaints discontent displeasure or unhappiness. For years he was just plain Bill.
processing	Preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure. The processing of newly arrived immigrants.
quicken	Give new life or energy to. She quickened her pace desperate to escape.
refinery	An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance. An oil refinery.
relieve	Relieve oneself of troubling information. She relieved me of the household chores.
simple	(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component. Simple mechanisms.
simplicity	Lack of ornamentation. They took advantage of her simplicity.
simplification	The process of making something simpler or easier to do or understand. He is proposing simplification of the planning system.
solidification	The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization.
straightforward	Pointed directly ahead. A straightforward set of instructions.
unambiguous	Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning. As a horror apartheid is absolutely unambiguous.
unequivocal	Leaving no doubt; unambiguous. The plain and unequivocal language of the laws.
univocal	Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion. A univocal set of instructions.
unmistakable	Not able to be mistaken for anything else; very distinctive. The unmistakable sound of his laughter.