complex
648
5.6
- adjective
- /ˈkɒmplɛks/
:
complejo
- Yes, Aggie is a very complex character.
- complex system
- more complex
- complex sentences
He expands our views and makes complex subjects accessible.
- He expands our views and makes complex subjects accessible.
- But there's a more complex set of ideas at play.
- There are no genuinely complex solutions in this case.
- But now he's learning it in a much more complex, systematic way.
- Those pigs got brains and they're they have complex brains like we do.
- Like the whole time I knew it was complex, but I didn't understand why.
- So from my perspective, biology is this incredibly complex mess, gooey mess.
- These trees become these incredibly complex worlds of life.
- I always tend to gravitate towards the more complex side of things.
- So Mebobian glands make a very complex fatty molecule.
- Sleep as a process, though, is an incredibly complex physiological ballet.
- Even if you take a story that you think is fairly complex, like Inception.
- My madness, granular and complex, sealed like a footfall.
Examples
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These are all percepts and they're part of a complex dynamic system.
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Japan is likewise tied down with complex political and economic problems at home.
Academic text (2011) -
I think it's more complex than we realize.
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But it's it's actually way more complex than that, right?
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Actually, the mind is a very complex and very clever thing.
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But there's a more complex set of ideas at play.
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It's a positive portrayal of a very complex man.
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Substance use among adolescents is a complex problem and an ongoing concern.
Academic text (2011) -
And when we grow stronger, the world will with us, evolving into something more rich and complex than our forefathers ever dreamed of.
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Restoring the Lost Pines will be one of the most complex projects the Forest Service has attempted.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
Not easy to do or understand
876
5.4
Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts
279
6.8
A machine or system with many advanced parts and careful design
179
4.9
Very detailed with many small parts or decorations
73
6.7
Having many small parts or details that are hard to understand
31
8.6
Very complicated and hard to follow, often not needed
16
6.6
Complicated and hard to understand
9
6.4
Difficult to understand
1
5.1
Fairly difficult and needing some skill or care to do
Very complicated with many linked parts
Very hard to understand because it is complicated
Extremely difficult problem that seems impossible to solve, like a tangled knot
A network of connected parts with no clear center
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
19
7.0
A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions
2
7.2
Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself
- NSFW
1
9.9
A hidden wish in a boy to be loved by his mother and to replace his father
- Specialized
1
3.5
A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it
- Specialized
1
3.4
A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy
- Specialized
1
7.7
A complex number with the same real part and the imaginary part with the opposite sign
1
8.3
A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts
- Specialized
1
7.1
A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
- NSFW
1
9.9
A daughter's hidden romantic feelings for her father and jealousy of her mother
- NSFW
1
9.9
A child's strong sexual feelings for a parent of the opposite sex and anger toward the same-sex parent
- Specialized
A function that has two or more variables and shows complicated behavior
- Specialized
A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
- Specialized
A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
- Specialized
More than one word that work together to show place, time, or other connection like in front of
- Specialized
A short seizure that makes you lose awareness and causes muscle weakness or sudden movements
- Specialized
Small sacs inside a cell that change, sort, and pack proteins and fats for transport
- Specialized
A group of genes that make cell-surface proteins telling the immune system if a donated organ is accepted
- Specialized
A pattern on a heart test that shows electrical activity when the lower chambers contract
- Archaic
A group of old flowering plant families important for early flower evolution
- Specialized
A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Complex comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and plectere 'to braid', so it means 'woven together'. That's why a complex thing has many connected parts and can be hard or not simple to understand.