Synonyms of complicating

complicating

verb

present participle of complicate

1

as in intensifying

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

• intensifying
• perplexing
• embarrassing
• complexing
• confusing
• complexifying
• entangling
• expanding
• elaborating
• sophisticating
• developing
• muddling
• confounding
• mixing (up)
• tangling
• snarling
• magnifying
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplifying
• streamlining
• cutting
• shortening
• facilitating
• easing
• unraveling
• abbreviating
• straightening (out)
• disentangling
• untangling
• oversimplifying

2

as in deepening

to make more severe

asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deepening
• worsening
• aggravating
• intensifying
• exacerbating
• amplifying
• magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• alleviating
• mitigating
• relieving
• easing
• improving
• allaying
• ameliorating
• bettering
• assuaging