OVERCOMPLEX Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

overcomplex

adjective

Definition of overcomplex

as in complex

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Instead of sending all incoming data through complex software processing, some of the work could happen directly in the semiconductor hardware.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
The company has said the cleanup is complex and requires patience.

— Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of complex

Adjective

Fans have expressed frustration at how convoluted the Marvel multiverse has become and how newer additions to the MCU haven’t reached the emotional highs of Iron Man or Captain America.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 July 2026
Where The Algorithm Fails My primary focus today is healthcare operations, an industry historically burdened by manual labor, convoluted billing systems and razor-thin margins.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of convoluted

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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

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The lab's advanced technology, including 64 Vicon cameras, allows for intricate action and dance choreography, even blending with AI for real-time animation, and has attracted international gaming projects.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Like Dante, Nick Tosches was an undaunted character whose tongue-twisting prose was an iconoclastic mash-up of realism and intricate, erudite lyricism.

— A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of intricate

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Mimicking tangled seaweed For the design, the scientists drew inspiration from floating mats of seaweed and naturally occurring Neptune balls.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
In rare cases, castor oil has been linked to hair felting, a disorder in which hair on the scalp becomes very tangled and matted.

— Hannah Harper, HEALTH, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangled

Adjective

Naoussa’s labyrinthine alleyways can often be a boisterous affair well into the night, so while Avant Mar gets you close to the action, there’s enough distance to get a good night’s sleep.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
The singular Montreal collective, led by composer John Winston Phillips, returns after 17 years, committed as ever to its unique brand of labyrinthine, cathartic art-pop.

— Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Definition of labyrinthine

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