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)

   Intertwined.

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

   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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How to use complicate in a sentence?

1. Gerald W. Grummet:

   While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

2. Millan Mulraine:

   The slow momentum will likely complicate the case of a June rate hike, we see the September meeting as the earliest point at which conditions will provide the necessary confidence in the sustainability of the economic recovery.

3. Alan Adkins:

   The UK referendum result could complicate some banks' plans because the extent to which they will be able to service EU customers from UK entities going forward is now less clear.

4. Rupert Hammond-Chambers:

   The idea is to complicate China's scenarios, to make them pause, to get them to think twice before they attack.

5. Travis Gosa:

   If there is a downside to conspiracy theories in black communities, it's that sometimes these stories only complicate and hinder the ability to develop trust between black Americans and societal institutions.

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