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

"It would mean that not everyone currently employed at HQ will continue with us but a streamlined headquarters protects the long-term finances of the party and delivers on the modern, professional, election-winning organisation Scotland needs."

From BBC

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

From BBC

“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

As well as keeping their distance, the streamlined service offered by the Vietnamese gangs involves far less waiting around in the camps.

From BBC

Related Words

• aerodynamic
• modernized
• simplified