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supercomplex

supercomplex

8.1
Very complicated with many linked parts
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərˈkɒmplɛks/
translation icon : supercomplejo
  • The software's supercomplex design makes it difficult for new users to navigate.

Examples

  • Her explanation of the supercomplex relationship between the variables left everyone puzzled.

  • The researchers discovered a supercomplex network of neurons that work together to process information.

  • Thus, cells may attempt to compensate for defective complex I function by increasing supercomplex stability through upregulating SOD-3 levels.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

complicated
vssupercomplex
876 5.4

Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts

is more intense, stressing extreme scale and many linked elements
complex
vssupercomplex
648 5.6

Not simple because it has many connected parts

is far stronger, meaning much greater scale and interconnection
convoluted
vssupercomplex
31 8.6

Very complicated and hard to follow, often not needed

is about many connected parts rather than needless twisting
multilayered
vssupercomplex
4 4.8

Something that has several parts on different levels

is broader, involving many linked parts beyond layered structure
multiplex
vssupercomplex
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Having many parts or features and not simple

is larger in scale and has more interconnected elements
head-spinningly complex
vssupercomplex
9.4

Very hard to understand because it is complicated

is extreme because it has many interconnected parts and elements

Antonyms

1.0

Easy to understand or do

Something that is easy to understand and clear

How Complex

supercomplex
8.1
complex
209 4.2
simple
1.0

Surface Forms

supercomplex positive

Morphology

supercomplex = complex (transparent) = super + complex

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive intensifying prefix 'super-' to the adjective 'complex', yielding 'very complex'.

Etymology

Supercomplex combines super- meaning 'above' or 'very' and complex meaning 'woven together' or 'made of many parts'. So supercomplex describes something extremely complicated with many connected parts.