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complicated

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/
verb
  1. To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

  2. To involve in a convoluted matter.

    "Don't complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your understanding."

Synonymsembroil, entangle, intricate, mire, mix up
adjective
  1. Difficult or convoluted.

    "It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon."

  2. Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).

Antonymssimple

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