Complicates

Synonyms for "complicates" (132 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Verb(11 words)

elaborate perplex ambiguate baffle baffound bedevil befuddle bewilder complex complexify complify

accelerate add adjoin affix agglutinate aggravate ambiguate annex append attach ball up beef up blow up burden concentrate

Noun(1 words)

complexity

Strong matches (39)

condense confound confuse conjoin consolidate decorate deepen derange disarrange disorder double embrangle encumber enhance entangle exacerbate exaggerate foul up garble glue on

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heat up heighten hitch on hop up hot up implicate infix intensify intricate involve

Verb(8 words)

confuscate desimplify disconcert embroil entangle fluster intricate involve

Adjective(1 words)

convoluted

Related words (66)

Verb(10 words)

jazz make a meal of mire mix up muddy perturb puzzle rarify refine sophisticate

jazz up join join with jumble key up knot louse up magnify make complex make unintelligible mess up mix up muck muck up muddle mystify obfuscate obscure ornament paste on

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Adjective(2 words)

knotty nonsimple

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related to

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Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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His being absent complicates matters.

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The romantic aspect complicates the story.

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Tom's personality complicates matters.

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The inherent difficulty of quantifying prosperity complicates the question of which countries are most prosperous.

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