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

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

Identifying this more limited set of protein complexes that likely contribute to the development of profound autism could change the approach to treatments, says Singer with the Autism Science Foundation. — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Campuses, apartment complexes and neighborhoods can all include routes that become difficult for wheels alone. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

That’s the imaginary line that’s supposed to mark the divide between rural areas and Miami-Dade’s suburbs, where office complexes like the one Kelly wants would typically be allowed. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026

Other Bay Area apartment complexes have drawn a growing number of buyers in recent months. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026

The facility, called Starbase Louisiana, will occupy roughly 125,000 acres on Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish and is expected to become the fourth and largest of SpaceX’s launch complexes. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026