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

As “Lincoln in the Bardo” tells it, this paternal visit complicates matters for Willie’s spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The declining value of the yen complicates things, but the bottom line is that there is a change afoot in the global flow of money.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Stepping back from a lucrative and rewarding career can be difficult to recover from financially, and parenthood further complicates that choice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

That finding complicates competing ideas about how the LCA traveled through forest environments.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 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