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complicated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of complicated

1 having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
  • a complicated apparatus
Synonyms of complicated

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

overcomplex, overcomplicated

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

challenging, difficult, tough

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

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried
Antonyms of complicated

noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated
2 made or done with great care or with much detail
  • complicated plans for redeveloping the riverfront that involve both the private and public sectors
Synonyms of complicated

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

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 complicated

modest, plain, uncomplicated

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

no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated

Synonym Discussion of complicated

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

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