MULTIFACETED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

multifaceted

adjective

Definition of multifaceted

as in complicated

having many different parts; having many facets a multifaceted approach to health care

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Recent Examples of multifaceted As part of its multifaceted international push, the Academy has brought a substantial leadership delegation to the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 From that perspective, there was no need for a multifaceted plot that would have relied on cooperation from journalists and editors at two major publications. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 In a statement sent to The Charlotte Observer, her daughter Hatiya Dunlap said Leeper was a multifaceted broadcasting pioneer whose lasting legacy extends far beyond her on-air work. — Chase Jordan october 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 The New Yorker turned a hundred last year, and the Festival, now in its twenty-seventh year, remains a multifaceted and sophisticated lens on what’s happening in culture, politics, and the literary world. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multifaceted

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Adjective

But if the aircraft also loses access to reliable navigation data, the situation can become considerably more complicated.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
But at the same time, domestic attacks involving guns have increased this year, leaving law enforcement, advocates and other criminal justice stakeholders taking stock of a complicated year.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of complicated

Adjective

Founded in 2017, Kensington focuses on acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail and mixed-use projects across the United States, according to its website.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
The temperatures will also dip by the end the week as much colder air is pulled into the region keeping Philly in the upper 40's on Friday but cold enough in the far western Poconos for some festive flakes and mixed precipitation.

— Tammie Souza, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of mixed

Adjective

The company very deliberately targets large enterprise customers, which have the biggest and most complicate supply chain ecosystems.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Wilcox noted that overlaps between substance use and suicide complicate reduction efforts.

— Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026

Definition of complicate

Adjective

The power channels through a sophisticated 9-speed automatic transmission to a single, massive 12-inch (305-mm) wide rear tire.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Glossy, Waist-Length Hair Demi Moore’s waist-grazing, glossy mane proves that super-long hair can still look polished and sophisticated.

— Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of sophisticated

Adjective

Cooks in the Farm-to-Fork capital can choose between organic turkeys, heritage breeds with more dark meat and complex flavors, and poultry raised using regenerative agricultural practices which protect soil health.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
While the appeal turns on complex legal disputes, political overtones aren't hard to find.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of complex

Adjective

Taken together with the results in today’s paper, Liu says, all this reinforces how Mars’s mantle is likely more heterogeneous and complex than many planetary scientists have long assumed.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Logistics and warehousing run heterogeneous robot fleets that integrate seamlessly.

— John Healy, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of heterogeneous

Adjective

That gave the company confidence that a GS3 based on composite tanks was a concept that could go forward, and now the company is aiming for a debut in 2028 for a government customer.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Outright landfill bans on composite waste in nations like Germany and Austria make finding scalable alternative processing methods an imperative for the renewable energy sector.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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