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more complicated

ADJECTIVE

difficult, complex

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous convoluted difficult fancy hard intricate knotty perplexing problematic sophisticated troublesome

STRONG

elaborate entangled interlaced involved mixed puzzling

WEAK

Daedalean Gordian abstruse byzantine can of worms gasser hi-tech labyrinthine mega factor recondite various wheels within wheels

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile nice plain simple straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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The truth is more complicated than either the hype or its critics allow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The training process, however, proved more complicated than Kakaiya initially expected.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

For older adults, however, the picture is more complicated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Steve, too, is more complicated than the show's premise initially suggests.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Bond technicians could dream up ever more complicated securities without worrying too much about government regulation—one reason why so many derivatives had been derived, one way or another, from bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis