complicates

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

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complicates

Infante pointed me toward research by Rabobank senior beverage analyst Bourcard Nesin that complicates one of the most common assumptions about Gen Z drinking habits.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Hardware complicates my life, but I love it anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

An inherited IRA complicates the Roth solution during this period between retirement and required minimum distributions.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

The company’s spinoff of FedEx Freight also complicates comparability, and investors are waiting until the newly independent company reports financials on Thursday to see how the freight industry performed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

My mother also dated his brother, which complicates the situation.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter