Synonyms of complexes

complexes 1 of 2

noun

plural of complex

1

as in facilities

a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose

an apartment complex

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilities
• buildings
• installations
• institutions
• establishments
• edifices
• institutes
• companies
• concerns
• businesses
• outfits

2

as in systems

something made up of many interdependent or related parts

a complex of government programs designed to assist the needy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• systems
• networks
• series
• aggregates
• conglomerates
• meshes
• plexuses
• wholes
• webs
• meshworks
• totalities
• sequences
• interlacements
• nets
• supersystems

complexes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of complex

as in complicates

to make complex or difficult

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicates
• intensifies
• complexifies
• perplexes
• embarrasses
• entangles
• sophisticates
• expands
• confuses
• elaborates
• develops
• snarls
• mixes (up)
• tangles
• magnifies
• muddles
• confounds
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplifies
• cuts
• facilitates
• streamlines
• shortens
• eases
• straightens (out)
• unravels
• abbreviates
• oversimplifies
• disentangles
• untangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of complexes

Noun

Alan Duarte, 38, grew up in Complexo do Alemao, one of the two sprawling complexes of favelas targeted in Rio’s lethal police operation last year. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

When a photon strikes one of these complexes, its electromagnetic energy is absorbed and boosts an electron in the complex into an excited state. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

This was happening in our hometown, around the hometown university, in apartment complexes where college students lived. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Louisiana Economic Development, a state agency, says the facility will include five launch complexes and housing for employees and their families. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Passero praised Spinnaker, which has an extensive Connecticut portfolio of large-scale apartment complexes. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Five years ago, self-storage was one of the most profitable segments of the real-estate industry, with higher annual returns than multifamily housing, office complexes, and retail stores. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The author at Budapest’s Szechenyi Thermal Bath, one of the largest spa complexes in Europe, with 18 pools. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Although many cities across California are building denser, multifamily housing complexes, most are apartments, which are covered by different construction liability laws. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026