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complex

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of complex

1 having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated

  • this medical device is a complex instrument that requires careful handling
  • complex issues regarding free speech and school discipline
Synonyms of complex

baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
Words Related to complex

overcomplex, overcomplicated

composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied

challenging, difficult, tough

impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible
Near Antonyms of complex

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried
Antonyms of complex

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 of complex

complicated, detailed, elaborate, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticated
Words Related to complex

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 of complex

modest, plain, plain-Jane, plain-vanilla, uncomplicated

bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished
Antonyms of complex

no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated

Synonym Discussion of complex

complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure.
    • a complex recipe
complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining.
    • complicated legal procedures
intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately.
    • an intricate web of deceit
involved implies extreme complication and often disorder.
    • a rambling, involved explanation
knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable.
    • knotty ethical questions

complex

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of complex

1 a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose

  • an apartment complex
Synonyms of complex

establishment, facility, installation
Words Related to complex

building, edifice

institute, institution

business, company, concern, outfit

2 something made up of many interdependent or related parts

  • a complex of goverment programs designed to assist the needy
Synonyms of complex

network, system
Words Related to complex

interlacement, mesh, meshwork, net, plexus, web

aggregate, conglomerate, totality, whole

sequence, series

supersystem

complex

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of complex

to make complex or difficult

  • there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit
Synonyms of complex

complexify, complicate, embarrass, entangle, perplex, sophisticate
Words Related to complex

develop, elaborate, expand

intensify, magnify

confound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddle

snarl, tangle
Near Antonyms of complex

abbreviate, cut, shorten

ease, facilitate

disentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangle

oversimplify
Antonyms of complex

simplify, streamline

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