complicated

com·pli·cat·ed

adj \ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd\

Definition of COMPLICATED

1

: consisting of parts intricately combined <a complicated recipe>

2

: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain <a complicated issue>

— com·pli·cat·ed·ly adverb

— com·pli·cat·ed·ness noun

Examples of COMPLICATED

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

First Known Use of COMPLICATED

1656

Related to COMPLICATED

Synonyms: baroque, byzantine, complicate, complex, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled

Antonyms: noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

Related Words: overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible

Near Antonyms: oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvaried

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Rhymes with COMPLICATED

addlepated, animated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, castellated, corrugated, crenellated, dedicated, educated, elevated, hyphenated, integrated, laminated, liberated, mentholated, perforated, pileated, pixilated, saturated, simulated, syncopated, tessellated, unabated, uncreated, understated, variegated