It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.
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Complexity
//kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "complexity" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (26)
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6 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
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1 entriesis a
2 entriesnot has_property
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
90 translations across 40 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَعْقِيد noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Armenian
2 entries- բարդություն noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- բարդություն noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Bulgarian
2 entries- обърканост noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- сложност noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Catalan
2 entries- complexitat noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complexitat noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 複雜性 /复杂性 noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Czech
1 entries- složitost noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Danish
2 entries- indviklethed noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- kompleksitet noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Dutch
4 entries- complexiteit noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complexiteit noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- gecompliceerdheid noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- ingewikkeldheid noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Estonian
2 entries- keerukus noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- keerulisus noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Finnish
4 entries- hankaluus noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- monimutkaisuus noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- monimutkaisuus noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- mutkikkuus noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
French
2 entries- complexité noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complexité noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Galician
2 entries- complexidade noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complexidade noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Georgian
4 entries- კომპლექსურობა noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- სირთულე noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- სირთულე noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- ჩახლართულობა noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
German
4 entries- Komplexität noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- Komplexität noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- Komplikation noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- Kompliziertheit noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Greek
2 entries- περιπλοκή noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- περιπλοκότητα noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Hebrew
1 entries- מורכבות noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Hungarian
4 entries- bonyodalom noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- bonyolultság noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- komplikáció noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- komplikáltság noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Indonesian
3 entries- kekompleksan noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- kerumitan noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- kompleksitas noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Interlingua
1 entries- complexitate noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Irish
1 entries- castacht noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Italian
2 entries- complessità noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complessità noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Japanese
1 entries- 複雑さ noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Latvian
2 entries- komplicētība noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- sarežģītība noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Lithuanian
2 entries- painumas noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- sudėtingumas noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Malay
2 entries- kekompleksan noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- kerumitan noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Malayalam
2 entries- സങ്കീർണ്ണം noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- സങ്കീർണ്ണത noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Norwegian
2 entries- floke noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- forvikling noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kompleksitet noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kompleksitet noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Old English
2 entries- maniġfealdnes noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- maniġfealdnes noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Polish
3 entries- zawiłość noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- zawiłość noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- złożoność noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Portuguese
2 entries- complexidade noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complexidade noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Romanian
2 entries- complexitate noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complexitate noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Russian
2 entries- сло́жность noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- сло́жность noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Slovak
2 entries- zložitosť noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- zložitosť noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Slovene
2 entries- zapletenost noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- zapletenost noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Spanish
2 entries- complejidad noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- complejidad noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Swedish
3 entries- komplexitet noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- komplikation noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- krånglighet noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
Turkish
2 entries- karmaşık noun (that which is complex; intricacy; complication)
- karmaşıklık noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Welsh
3 entries- astrusi noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- cymhlethdod noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
- dryswch noun (the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
However, I recommend that you take the JR Narita Express (a train leaves every 30-60 minutes from the airport), to avoid the complexity of changing trains.
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We have to try to reduce its complexity.
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This adds a new dimension of complexity to the problem.
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