Synonyms of complexity

complexity

noun

kəm-ˈplek-sə-tē 

1

as in complexness

the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects

the complexity of the company's computer system is such that a full-time employee is needed to maintain it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complexness
• sophistication
• intricacy
• elaborateness
• complicatedness
• involution
• complication
• heterogeneity
• diversity
• knottiness
• complicacy
• intricateness
• multifariousness
• incomprehensibility
• impenetrability
• inexplicability
• heterogeneousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplicity
• simplification
• uniformity
• plainness
• simpleness
• homogeneity

2

as in difficulty

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult

the political complexities that the secretary-general must deal with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficulty
• complication
• intricacy
• convolution
• headache
• complicacy
• subtlety
• matter
• ramification
• fly in the ointment
• side effect
• technicality
• trouble
• aftereffect
• annoyance
• inconvenience
• bitch
• bother

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of complexity

The company says the approach reduces cabinet wiring, installation time, infrastructure complexity, and hardware costs while providing high-resolution telemetry throughout the battery cabinet. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Rather than simply acquiring more skills, the real gain comes from building the capacity to work with more complexity. — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Global complexity has turned manufacturing maturity into a strategic asset. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

The call for new information is highly unusual and reflects the complexity of the water rule, a contentious regulation that has been argued in the courts for decades and reached the Supreme Court twice since 2006. — Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026