complicated

com-pli-cat-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Consisting of many interconnecting parts; difficult to understand.

  2. 2.

    Involving many different and confusing aspects.

  3. 3.

    Made difficult or worse by additional factors.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    it's complicated — the situation is difficult to explain
  • •
    complicated relationship — a relationship with issues

Related words

Antonyms: easy, simple, straightforward
See also: complex, complications, simple
Synonyms: complex, difficult, intricate, involved

Etymology

From Latin "complicatus," past participle of "complicare" (to fold together), from "com-" (together) and "plicare" (to fold).