complicated
adjective
Synonyms
- baroque
- byzantine
- complex
- complicate
- convoluted
- daedal
- elaborate
- intricate
- involute
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthian
- labyrinthine
- sophisticated
- tangled
Example Sentences
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
from past participle of complicate entry 1
1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
complicated
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Medical Definition
complicated
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complicated 1 of 2
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- 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
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 2verb
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
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.
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.
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.
The words involved and complicated are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, involved implies extreme complication and often disorder.
Although the words knotty and complicated have much in common, knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable.