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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

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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

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complex

noun

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

an apartment complex

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2 something made up of many interdependent or related parts

a complex of goverment programs designed to assist the needy

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supersystem

complex

verb

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to make complex or difficult

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

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snarl,
tangle

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oversimplify

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Adjective

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