complicated

pronunciation

How to pronounce complicated in British English: UK [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd] word uk audio image

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Adjective:

difficult to analyze or understand

Word Origin

complicated (adj.): 1640s, "tangled," from past participle adjective from complicate. Figurative meaning "not easy to solve, intricate, confused, difficult to unravel" is from 1650s.

Synonym

adj.

complex convoluted entangled knotty Byzantine labyrinthine manifold intricate elaborate

adj.

laborious difficult deep perplexing recondite incomprehensible abstruse involved troublesome problematic

Example

1. But the guest list is complicated .

2. The relationship between exercise and weight loss is complicated .

3. Is poetry too complicated for the average reader ?

4. The details are surprisingly complicated .

5. But reality is more complicated .

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