Antonyms for complicated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kom-pli-key-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪ tɪd


Definition of complicated

Origin :
  • 1640s, "tangled," from past participle adjective from complicate. Figurative meaning "not easy to solve, intricate, confused, difficult to unravel" is from 1650s.
  • adj difficult, complex
Example sentences :
  • He was tying a most complicated knot, and could not look up.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The situation was, however, complicated by the proximity of the Afghan frontier.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Again Margaret hesitated; the thing seemed too complicated and full of danger.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • He understands the financial situation, which is rather a complicated one.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • What a complicated world this would be if we could all wear masks!
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • It is difficult to describe in words an invention so complicated as the bobbin-net machine.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • When it is complicated by fraud or other crimes, it is the latter only which are concerned.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • "It's all so complicated and difficult," she faltered, and her eyes fell beneath Peter's.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Hermione's excitement began to be complicated by a feeling of hot anger.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • The management of Russian railroads was too complicated for army purposes.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

Synonyms for complicated

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