Synonyms for complicate
ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; -kɪt

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1. complicate, perplex(verb)

   make more complicated

   "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, refine, stick, dumbfound, nonplus, pose, stupefy, puzzle, gravel, mystify, rarify, bewilder, get, beat, flummox, amaze, perplex, baffle, vex

   Antonyms:
   simplify

2. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate(verb)

   make more complex, intricate, or richer

   "refine a design or pattern"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, refine, perplex, lucubrate, exposit, polish, down, rarify, fine-tune, work out, rectify, dilate, expatiate, expand, expound, flesh out, enlarge

   Antonyms:
   simplify

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1. complicate(verb)

   Synonyms:
   intricate, entangle, embroil, mire, mix up

2. complicate(verb)

   to expose involvement in a convoluted matter.

   Synonyms:
   embroil, intricate, mix up, mire, entangle

3. complicate(adjective)

   Complex, complicated.

   Synonyms:
   mire, mix up, entangle, intricate, embroil

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1. complicate

   To involve (Latin in, in, and volvo, roll) is to roll or wind up with or in so as to combine inextricably or inseparably, or nearly so; as, the nation is involved in war; the bookkeeper's accounts, or the writer's sentences are involved. Involve is a stronger word than implicate, denoting more complete entanglement. As applied to persons, implicate is always used in an unfavorable sense, and involve ordinarily so; but implicate applies only to that which is wrong, while involve is more commonly used of that which is unfortunate; one is implicated in a crime, involved in embarrassments, misfortunes, or perplexities. As regards logical connection that which is included is usually expressly stated; that which is implied is not stated, but is naturally to be inferred; that which is involved is necessarily to be inferred; as, a slate roof is included in the contract; that the roof shall be water-tight is implied; the contrary supposition involves an absurdity. See COMPLEX.

   Synonyms:
   embarrass, embroil, entangle, implicate, imply, include, involve, overwhelm

   Antonyms:
   disconnect, disentangle, distinguish, explicate, extricate, remove, separate

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1. complicate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   involve, entangle, make complex, make intricate

2. complicate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   complex, complicated

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1. List of paraphrases:

   compound

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