COMPLICATING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

complicating

verb

present participle of complicate

as in intensifying

to make complex or difficult the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule

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as in deepening

to make more severe asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

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Recent Examples of complicating Ian does his best to make the most of his time with his son, but the single father has a knack for complicating things. —

Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 These dynamic risks are prolonging inflation and complicating the path for central banks, which may need to keep interest rates higher for longer to contain price pressures. —

USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Further complicating matters, while the $100 million in non-education aid would be one-time assistance, legislators insisted extra funds for schools would continue year after year. —

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Min ister Shehbaz Sharif that ongoing US actions were undermining trust and complicating paths to dialogue, according to Iran’s state broadcaster. —

Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026 One complicating factor of this draft class is the consensus blue-chip prospects are largely at positions that aren’t as valuable to NFL teams than the ones that command the most money on the open market. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 With the uncertainty caused by the war with Iran, the price of oil going through the roof, and tariffs complicating company supply chains, analysts expected the labor market to get weaker. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 Hundreds of thousands of Cuban Americans are pursuing compensation for homes, businesses and land confiscated by Castro’s government, complicating potential negotiations. —

Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 That could play out again with Cherfilus-McCormick and Mills, though one complicating factor with the Florida Republican is his ethics investigation isn’t as far along. —

Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026

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Once free of quota constraints, the Emirates can up its production by more than 40% to 5 million barrels per day, intensifying competition in markets where sub-Saharan Africa’s higher-cost producers are already vulnerable.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The market value of media and entertainment stocks remains suppressed, however, amid intensifying competition from tech and streaming companies.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026