streamlined

[ streem-lahynd ]

adjective

1. having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.; optimally shaped for motion or conductivity.
2. designed or organized to give maximum efficiency; compact.
3. modernized; up-to-date.

streamlined

/ ˈstriːmˌlaɪnd /

adjective

1. offering or designed to offer the minimum resistance to the flow of a gas or liquid
2. made more efficient, esp by simplifying

Other Words From

• un·streamlined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of streamlined¹

First recorded in 1890–95; streamline + -ed ²

Example Sentences

And if basic research is stripped down, streamlined, or tossed entirely in favor of “efficiency”? It will not just be scientists who will suffer—it will be all of us.

From Slate

It can be filtered using options including most used and newest, but many still felt that it could have been more streamlined.

From BBC

This summer, that process was streamlined, with the results on every corner.

From Slate

“Trump can have an incredibly professional, streamlined operation around him, but at the end of the day, he's still going to do what he wants and do things the way he wants,” said McGraw.

From BBC

This same principle, streamlined to “Nothing about us without us,” has underpinned popular social movements of our time.

From Salon

Related Words

• aerodynamic
• modernized
• simplified