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

Directing awards to organizations in high-income countries further complicates the funding.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Oil’s retreat below $80 a barrel may be good news for consumers, but it complicates the outlook for packaged-food companies.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

The volatility of Ireland’s GDP complicates eurozone forecasts; the ECB’s 2026 projection did not include Ireland’s revised Q1 data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The research complicates the picture of today’s job market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

But Bacon then complicates matters by using the adjective experimentalis to cover all knowledge grounded in experience; and he has no verb for ‘to experiment’ other than experiri.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton