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COMPLEX Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word complex. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word complex. (close relations)
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complicated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to analyze or understand

difficult
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

• hard to control

hard
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

• dispassionate

• resisting weight or pressure

• produced without vibration of the vocal cords

• (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum

adverb

• with effort or force or vigor

• with firmness

• earnestly or intently

• causing great damage or hardship

• slowly and with difficulty

• indulging excessively

• into a solid condition

• very near or close in space or time

• with pain or distress or bitterness

• to the full extent possible; all the way

adjective satellite

• very strong or vigorous

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• dried out

intricate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

involved
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• connected by participation or association or use

adjective satellite

• entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

• emotionally involved

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

• enveloped

abstruse
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

byzantine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it

• of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

noun

• a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

adjective satellite

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

convoluted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• rolled longitudinally upon itself

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

dense
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• hard to pass through because of dense growth

• having high relative density or specific gravity

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• having component parts closely crowded together

elaborate
verbv
adjective satellite

• marked by complexity and richness of detail

• developed or executed with care and in minute detail

verb

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• work out in detail

inscrutable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

knotty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

• tangled in knots or snarls

labyrinthine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear

adjective satellite

• resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

obscure
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

perplexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

puzzling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clear to the understanding

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

sophisticated
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire

adjective satellite

• ahead in development; complex or intricate

• intellectually appealing

tangled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• in a confused mass

adjective satellite

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

thorny
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bristling with perplexities

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

tricky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be trusted

• having concealed difficulty

• marked by skill in deception

Best Hypernyms For COMPLEX

Here is a list of related hypernyms for complex, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
compound construction feeling structure whole
Phrases (1)
chemical compound

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