Synonyms & related words for simplify

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of simplify — including streamline, oversimplify, reduce, facilitate, ease, shorten. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to simplify

Explore words related to simplify — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include simplification, simpler, easier, complicate, oversimplification, simplism, oversimple, standardize. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for simplify

Common synonyms for simplify include streamline, oversimplify, reduce, facilitate, ease, shorten, rationalize, expedite — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does simplify come from?

The word simplify breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: simpl-, from Latin simplus (“single, simple”); and -fy, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.