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

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

This allowed the team to remove much of the environmental variation that complicates cancer studies involving humans.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 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

Together, they siphon off an enzyme, which stops the production of a certain hormone, which complicates my life.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides