1. in a way that oversimplifies something complex by reducing it to basic elements

Examples

• The critic argued that the film portrayed mental illness too reductively.
• She explained the economic crisis reductively, ignoring many contributing factors.
• The textbook treats this complex historical period rather reductively.
• He tends to think about relationships reductively, focusing only on compatibility.
• The theory was criticized for viewing human behavior too reductively.
• The documentary reductively presents the conflict as simply good versus evil.