complicated

adjective

com·pli·cat·ed ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce complicated (audio)

: consisting of parts intricately combined

a complicated recipe

complicated machinery

: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain

a complicated issue

his absurdly complicated life

complicatedly adverb

complicatedness noun

Example Sentences

The game's rules are too complicated. The machine has a complicated design.

Recent Examples on the Web But revisiting an existing story can sometimes be more complicated.

Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Zone blocking is more complicated — to explain and to execute.

Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 More complicated will be a division of the firm’s big and lucrative tax unit, parts of which will go to both firms, and other practice areas.

Jean Eaglesham, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Bias said the impact on agencies like his are more complicated than the number of animals taken in and adopted out.

Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022 The pedal system shouldn’t need much maintenance but might be more complicated to fix than the Hobie MirageDrive.

Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 The mass of the melting glaciers is a bit more complicated.

WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Republicans privately say the reality is more complicated than most candidates are eager to admit.

Isaac Arnsdorf, Michael Scherer And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Because this fling was a lot more sensually complicated than other office flings.

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

complicated 1 of 2

adjective

as in complicate

having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated a complicated apparatus

Synonyms & Similar Words

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complicate
intricate
complex
sophisticated
convoluted
byzantine
tangled
involved
elaborate
difficult
labyrinthine
varied
knotty
labyrinthian
baroque
multifaceted
challenging
overcomplicated
involute
heterogeneous
mixed
daedal
multifarious
overcomplex
tough
compound
incomprehensible
inexplicable
composite
multipart
unintelligible
unfathomable
multibranched
impenetrable
Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

simple
uncomplicated
plain
simplified
simplistic
noncomplicated
noncomplex
homogeneous
oversimplified
uniform
unvaried

as in intricate

made or done with great care or with much detail complicated plans for redeveloping the riverfront that involve both the private and public sectors

Synonyms & Similar Words

intricate
detailed
complex
elaborate
elegant
involved
sophisticated
fancy
exquisite
ornate
magnificent
convoluted
extravagant
splendid
showy
overwrought
exuberant
grandiose
frilly
flamboyant
grand
labyrinthine
involuted
ostentatious
labyrinthian
fancified
Byzantine
chichi
souped-up
involute
gimmicked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

simple
unsophisticated
uncomplicated
plain
modest
unfancy
no-frills
unadorned
naked
bare
bald
undecorated
unvarnished
plain-vanilla
plain-Jane

complicated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of complicate

as in sophisticated

to make complex or difficult the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule

Synonyms & Similar Words

sophisticated
complexed
perplexed
complexified
intensified
entangled
confused
embarrassed
elaborated
muddled
expanded
tangled
developed
confounded
snarled
magnified
mixed (up)
messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

simplified
streamlined
shortened
abbreviated
cut
facilitated
oversimplified
eased
straightened (out)
unraveled
disentangled
untangled

as in aggravated

to make more severe asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

Synonyms & Similar Words

aggravated
intensified
exacerbated
deepened
worsened
amplified
magnified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

relieved
helped
improved
alleviated
mitigated
eased
allayed
assuaged
ameliorated
bettered

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of complicated are complex, intricate, involved, and knotty. While all these words mean "having confusingly interrelated parts," complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining.

complicated legal procedures

The words complex and complicated can be used in similar contexts, but complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure.

a complex recipe

The synonyms intricate and complicated are sometimes interchangeable, but intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately.

an intricate web of deceit

The words involved and complicated are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, involved implies extreme complication and often disorder.

a rambling, involved explanation

Although the words knotty and complicated have much in common, knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable.

knotty ethical questions

单词	complicated
释义	complicated adjective com·pli·cat·ed ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd 1 : consisting of parts intricately combined a complicated recipe complicated machinery 2 : difficult to analyze, understand, or explain a complicated issue his absurdly complicated life complicatedly adverb complicatedness noun Synonyms baroque byzantine complex complicate convoluted daedal elaborate intricate involute involved knotty labyrinthian labyrinthine sophisticated tangled See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The game's rules are too complicated. The machine has a complicated design. Recent Examples on the Web But revisiting an existing story can sometimes be more complicated. Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Zone blocking is more complicated — to explain and to execute. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 More complicated will be a division of the firm’s big and lucrative tax unit, parts of which will go to both firms, and other practice areas. Jean Eaglesham, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Bias said the impact on agencies like his are more complicated than the number of animals taken in and adopted out. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022 The pedal system shouldn’t need much maintenance but might be more complicated to fix than the Hobie MirageDrive. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 The mass of the melting glaciers is a bit more complicated. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Republicans privately say the reality is more complicated than most candidates are eager to admit. Isaac Arnsdorf, Michael Scherer And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Because this fling was a lot more sensually complicated than other office flings. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology from past participle of complicate entry 1 First Known Use 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition complicated adjective com·pli·cat·ed ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd : difficult to understand or explain complicated rules Medical Definition complicated adjective com·pli·cat·ed of a bone fracture : characterized by injury to nearby parts complicated 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in complicate having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated a complicated apparatus Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance complicate intricate complex sophisticated convoluted byzantine tangled involved elaborate difficult labyrinthine varied knotty labyrinthian baroque multifaceted challenging overcomplicated involute heterogeneous mixed daedal multifarious overcomplex tough compound incomprehensible inexplicable composite multipart unintelligible unfathomable multibranched impenetrable Kafkaesque Antonyms & Near Antonyms simple uncomplicated plain simplified simplistic noncomplicated noncomplex homogeneous oversimplified uniform unvaried See More 2 as in intricate made or done with great care or with much detail complicated plans for redeveloping the riverfront that involve both the private and public sectors Synonyms & Similar Words intricate detailed complex elaborate elegant involved sophisticated fancy exquisite ornate magnificent convoluted extravagant splendid showy overwrought exuberant grandiose frilly flamboyant grand labyrinthine involuted ostentatious labyrinthian fancified Byzantine chichi souped-up involute gimmicked (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms simple unsophisticated uncomplicated plain modest unfancy no-frills unadorned naked bare bald undecorated unvarnished plain-vanilla plain-Jane See More complicated 2 of 2 verb past tense of complicate 1 as in sophisticated to make complex or difficult the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule Synonyms & Similar Words sophisticated complexed perplexed complexified intensified entangled confused embarrassed elaborated muddled expanded tangled developed confounded snarled magnified mixed (up) messed (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms simplified streamlined shortened abbreviated cut facilitated oversimplified eased straightened (out) unraveled disentangled untangled See More 2 as in aggravated to make more severe asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis Synonyms & Similar Words aggravated intensified exacerbated deepened worsened amplified magnified Antonyms & Near Antonyms relieved helped improved alleviated mitigated eased allayed assuaged ameliorated bettered See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of complicated are complex, intricate, involved, and knotty. While all these words mean "having confusingly interrelated parts," complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining. complicated legal procedures The words complex and complicated can be used in similar contexts, but complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. a complex recipe The synonyms intricate and complicated are sometimes interchangeable, but intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately. an intricate web of deceit The words involved and complicated are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, involved implies extreme complication and often disorder. a rambling, involved explanation Although the words knotty and complicated have much in common, knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable. knotty ethical questions
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