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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
k m
pleks
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kam
pleks
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| definition 1: |
having a complicated structure; not simple.
Her early designs were simple, but now she combines many patterns, making her new designs quite complex.
- synonyms:
- complicated, sophisticated
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- complicate, compound, convoluted, elaborate, inextricable, intricate, involved, manifold, multifaceted, multiplex, tangled
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| definition 2: |
difficult to analyze or understand because of being complicated.
His first spy novel was so complex that I found it hard to figure out what was happening when I read it.- synonyms:
- complicated, convoluted, difficult, elusive, involved
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- complicate, dense, elaborate, impenetrable, inextricable, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled, unfathomable
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| definition 3: |
having interconnected elements.
They've developed a complex system of communication.A spider's web is complex and beautiful.- synonyms:
- complicated, intricate, involved
- similar words:
- interwoven, manifold, multifaceted, multifarious, multiplex, sophisticated, tangled
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| related words: |
abstruse, composite, hard, miscellaneous, tough, tricky |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
pleks
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| definition 1: |
a structure or system having several interconnected parts.
The city is building a housing complex on that block.- synonyms:
- structure, system
- similar words:
- combination, conglomerate, ensemble, manifold, network, organization, process
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| definition 2: |
a set of desires, memories, and impulses that operate together in a person's unconscious mind and cause certain patterns of feeling, thought, and action.
the Oedipus complex- similar words:
- delusion, fixation, idée fixe, obsession
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| related words: |
development, facility |
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| derivation: |
complexly (adv.) |
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