- past tense form of complicate.
- past participle of complicate.
complicated
Example Sentences
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But for now that transformation is complicated by red tape and the high costs of upgrading railway infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Thursday’s action exposed the complicated nature of this year’s bond selloff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It plays with sophisticated themes of writing, truth and trust: the complicated nature of the versions of ourselves we put on the page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Adoption is very complicated," says Jing Zhang at North Carolina State University.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
What’s strange and complicated about it, however, is that pretty much all the important people on both sides of the gamble left the table rich.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing complicated
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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