complex

complex

adjective

Definition of COMPLEX

1

having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated <this camera is a complex instrument that requires careful handling> <complex issues regarding free speech and school discipline>

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

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

Antonyms noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

2

made or done with great care or with much detail <a complex plan for evacuating the city in the event of a natural disaster>

Synonyms complex, complicated, detailed, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticated

Related Words elegant, exquisite, grand, magnificent, ornate, splendid; chichi, extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly, gimmicked (up), grandiose, ostentatious, overwrought, showy, souped-up; Byzantine, convoluted, involute, involuted, labyrinthian, labyrinthine

Near Antonyms modest, plain, plain-Jane, plain-vanilla, uncomplicated; bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished

Antonyms no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated