Complex

/ˈkɒmplɛks/

Synonyms for "complex" (356 found)

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Closest matches (72)

abstruse acculturation amalgamated ambiguous ambivalent amphibious arduous bafflingballed upbewilderingbeyond oneblended brutal busy byzantinecan of wormscastration complexchinese puzzlecivilization collectivity

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combined complicated composite compound compounded compulsion confounded confounding confused confusing conglomerate convoluted crabbed cramp criticalcultural driftcultureculture area

Adjective(14 words)

advanced lab exerciseadvanced leveladvanced mathematicsadvanced multiplication drillsadvanced physics courseadvanced spanish classadvanced speakeradvanced-levelbyzantine artchaotic activity patterncomplicatedcompound operationcompound reactioncomputational complexity

Noun(16 words)

building complexbuildingschaotisch - dutchcisccoastal marine ecosystemcollectioncomplex information-processing taskcomplicated composite compoundcompound a solutioncompound propositioncompound wordscompounds convolutedcoordination compound

Adjective(4 words)

complexed complicate complicated convoluted

Strong matches (106)

culture centerculture complexculture conflictculture contactculture patternculture traitdaedal dappled deep delicate demanding detailed deviousdiana complexdifficile difficult distracting disturbing eclectic elaborate

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electra complexembodiment embrangled entangled entirety equivocal ethos exacting facility fancy fascinationfather complexfifty-fifty fixationfixed ideafolkway folkways formidablefouled upgarbled gordiangordian knothairyhalf-and-halfhang uphang-up hardhard earnedhard foughthard to understandhard-earned hard-fought heavy herculean heterogeneous hypercathexisidee fixeimplicated indiscriminateinferiority complexinteger integration integrity intricate involute involuted involved ironicirresistible impulsejawbreaking jumbled junglekey trait

Adjective(18 words)

deep sadnessdense academic languagedense massdense materialsdense urban ecosystemdensest diabolicaldynamic computer modelfacettedhigh levelhigh-levelimaginary animalinterwoven designintricate designintricate embroideryintricate fabric patternintricate flower patternintricate weaves

Noun(10 words)

deep watersdense drill rowsdifficult decisiondifficult to learnengineering filigreeing grouphard to dointricate involved

Adjective(5 words)

gordian intricate involute involutional involved

Related words (178)

knot knotted knotty laborious labyrinth labyrinthian labyrinthineloused upmany sidedmany-faceted many-sided matted maze mazy mean meander meandering medley mesh mess

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messed upmingled miscellaneous mixedmixed upmixed-up monomaniamorbid drivemoresmother complexmotleymucked upmultifaceted multifarious multinational multiracial mysterious mystifying network niceno picnicnot easyobfuscated obscure obscured obsessionobsessive compulsionoedipus complexoneness operoseorganic unityovertechnicalparent complexpatchy perplex perplexed perplexingpersecution complexpluralistic possession preoccupation prepossession prickly promiscuous puzzling ramified ravel reticular rigorous rough roundaboutrube goldberg contraptionruggedruling passionscrambledscrewed upserpentineset with thornssevere snafusnake pitsnarl snarled society sophisticated spiny steep strenuous structure subtlesuperiority complexsyncretic system tangle tangledtangled skeintangly technical thornythrown togethertic ticklish toilsome totality tough trait trait-complex tricky twisted unity uphill vague varied webworkwheels within wheelswhole wicked wilderness

Adjective(26 words)

knottier knottiest language-impeding layered meatiestmulti elementmulticellular organism complexitymulticellular structuremultiple forces modelmultitudinous nonlinearnonlinear dynamicsnuanced peludo polycellularsophisticated culturespecialized studyswampytechnical manualtechnical system

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textural descriptiontextured thicker thorniest trickiest twisty

Adjective(5 words)

knotty labyrinthal labyrinthine manifold problematic

Noun(23 words)

kremlinmath challengingmore advancedmore challenging tasksmore compoundmost advancedmost advanced learnersmost texturalmulti element combinationmulti-ply multifaceted neurosisnuanced detailpattern plexus racetracks ravelingriver valley civilizationsentence combiningset

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swirling tangling watergate

Verb(4 words)

mazed raveled spiralled thickened

Adverb(2 words)

more advanced conceptsmore multicellular complexity

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

11 entries

chemical compoundcompound construction descriptor feelingpsychology conceptquality site structure system whole

More specific

10 entries

apartment complexelaborate planinferiority complexintricate designmother complexmultifaceted problemoffice complexproblem complexresidential complextopic complex

Collocations

11 entries

apartment complexcomplex diagramcomplex instructionscomplex problemcomplex sentencecomplex systemhousing complexoffice complexresidential complexshopping complexsports complex

Inflections

3 entries

complexesmore complexmost complex

Derivations

4 entries

complexed complexify complexity complexly

Antonyms

1 entries

simple

similar

27 entries

Byzantine Gordian analyzable colonial complicated composite compound convoluted daedal decomposable difficult hard interlacing interlinking interlocking interwoven

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Translations

63 translations across 36 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

عُقْدَة noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Armenian

4 entries

կոմպլեքս adj (in mathematics)
բարդույթ noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)
լրակազմ noun (assemblage of related things, collection)
համալիր noun (assemblage of related things, collection)

Basque

1 entries

konplexu adj (in mathematics)

Bulgarian

2 entries

комплексен adj (in mathematics)
комплекс noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Catalan

2 entries

complex adj (in mathematics)
complex noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

複 /复 adj (in mathematics)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

複 /复 adj (in mathematics)
情結 /情结 noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Czech

2 entries

komplexní adj (in mathematics)
komplex noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Danish

1 entries

kompleks adj (in mathematics)

Dutch

1 entries

complex adj (in mathematics)

Esperanto

1 entries

kompleksa adj (in mathematics)

Finnish

3 entries

kompleksi- adj (in mathematics)
kompleksi noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)
ryhmä noun (assemblage of related things, collection)

French

2 entries

complexe adj (in mathematics)
complexe noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Galician

2 entries

complexo adj (in mathematics)
complexo noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Georgian

1 entries

კომპლექსური adj (in mathematics)

German

3 entries

komplex adj (in mathematics)
Komplex noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)
Komplex noun (assemblage of related things, collection)

Greek

2 entries

μιγαδικός adj (in mathematics)
σύμπλεγμα noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Hindi

2 entries

समिश्र adj (in mathematics)
मनोग्रंथि noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Hungarian

4 entries

komplex adj (in mathematics)
együttes noun (assemblage of related things, collection)
komplexus noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)
összesség noun (assemblage of related things, collection)

Indonesian

1 entries

kompleks noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Italian

2 entries

complesso adj (in mathematics)
complesso noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Japanese

2 entries

複素 adj (in mathematics)
コンプレックス noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Korean

1 entries

콤플렉스 noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Malay

1 entries

kompleks noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Persian

1 entries

عقده noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Polish

2 entries

zespolony adj (in mathematics)
kompleks noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Portuguese

2 entries

complexo adj (in mathematics)
complexo noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Romanian

1 entries

complex adj (in mathematics)

Russian

2 entries

ко́мплексный adj (in mathematics)
ко́мплекс noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Spanish

2 entries

complexo adj (in mathematics)
complejo noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Swedish

2 entries

komplex adj (in mathematics)
komplex noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Thai

1 entries

เชิงซ้อน adj (in mathematics)

Turkish

1 entries

karmaşık adj (in mathematics)

Ukrainian

2 entries

ко́мплексний adj (in mathematics)
ко́мплекс noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Urdu

1 entries

مَخْلُوط adj (in mathematics)

Vietnamese

2 entries

mặc cảm noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)
phức cảm noun (psychologically based dislike or fear)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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Their communication may be much more complex than we thought.

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What seems simple to you seems complex to me.

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How complex?

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DNA is a complex chemical that makes up a gene.

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