complicate

[kom-pli-keyt, kom-pli-kit] / ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt, ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt /

VERB

confuse, make difficult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convolute impede involve muddle obscure perplex upset

STRONG

bedevil clog combine confound derange disarrange disorder elaborate embroil entangle fold interrelate interweave jumble multiply ravel snafu snag tangle twist

WEAK

add fuel to fire foul up infold interfuse make intricate make waves mix up muck up open can of worms render unintelligible screw up snarl up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear up enlighten explain order

STRONG

arrange clarify divide exclude free straighten uncomplicate untangle untwist

WEAK

disentangle ease facilitate make simple

Example Sentences

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Over the years, PepsiCo’s sprawling product portfolio has become harder to manage efficiently, which has complicated execution, driven up operational costs, and slowed down innovation.

From Barron's

Streaming and social media usage has complicated this work due to the sheer volume of transactions on the royalty statements that accountants and others are reviewing.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as an adult, Thorne sees him as a complicated boy, "he is as loving as he is hateful".

From BBC

That would make Andrew the defendant rather than a witness, complicating the status of a request for a statement from him, while the case was in progress.

From BBC

He offers Leo his hand and they do some complicated handshake.

From Literature

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