reductive

adjective

re·duc·tive ri-ˈdək-tiv

: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction

: of or relating to reductionism : reductionistic

reductively adverb

reductiveness noun

Examples of reductive in a Sentence

a reductive interpretation of the theory

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This leads a lot of comedians to start getting weirdly rigid and reductive. —

Vulture Editors, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 If anything, this change feels reductive, harkening back to the series’ often flat and stereotypical depiction of women. —

Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 For this plotline to work, the wife must be attuned, sometimes newly so, to herself, her unhappiness, her desires—a fictional extension of the powerful, if reductive, idea that women can protect themselves from harm by understanding their own wants and limits. —

Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024 By embracing food politics in her platform, Harris could challenge these reductive stereotypes. —

Kelly Alexander, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reductive