reductivism

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noun

Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials

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minimalismminimal art
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Meanings

nounreductivism (countable and uncountable, plural reductivisms)

plural reductivisms

  1. countableuncountableExtreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials

    Synonyms: minimalism

  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena.
  3. countableuncountableartA minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
  4. countableuncountableentertainmentA minimalist school of music with similar aims.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExtreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials

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minimalism

More synonyms by meaning

nounan art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color

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minimalismminimal art
Broader
artistic movementart movement
Also see
minimalism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From reductive + -ism.

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APA

reductivism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductivism

MLA

“reductivism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductivism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reductivism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductivism.

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