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Synonyms for complication
ˌkɒm plɪˈkeɪ ʃəncom·pli·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
complicationnoun
the act or process of complicating
Synonyms:
complicatedness, tortuousness, ramification, knottinesscomplicationnoun
a situation or condition that is complex or confused
"her coming was a serious complication"
Synonyms:
complicatedness, tortuousness, ramification, knottinesscomplicationnoun
any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease
"bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"
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complicatedness, tortuousness, ramification, knottinesscomplication, ramificationnoun
a development that complicates a situation
"the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
Synonyms:
branch, forking, fork, leg, complicatedness, ramification, tortuousness, branching, knottinesscomplicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousnessnoun
puzzling complexity
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tortuosity, torsion, complicatedness, ramification, tortuousness, crookedness, knottiness, contortion
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
complicationnoun
Synonyms:
complexity, intricacy, entanglement
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
complicationnoun
Synonyms:
intricacy, entanglement, involution, complexity, snarl, confusion, imbroglioAntonyms:
disentanglement, simplicity
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List of paraphrases for "complication":
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#28943 | torsion | |
#47380 | complicating | |
#65323 | forking | |
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#141988 | contortion | |
#264345 | tortuosity | |
#304544 | crookedness |
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CORONAVIRUS IN THE US : STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN The researchers found although children are less likely to get severely ill with the virus, they can easily spread it to vulnerable adults in their lives, especially if theyre in school. Roberta DeBiasi added that, based on other respiratory illnesses, children are known spreaders. The researchers also studied a rare infection that can result in heart problems fromthe childs immune response to the virus. This is a severe complication as a result of the immune response to COVID-19 infection, and the number of these patients is growing, and, as in adults with these very serious systemic complications, the heart seems to be the favorite organ targeted by post-COVID-19 immune response. She said the immune response complication should factor into vaccine production strategy. The researchers recommend wearing masks, social distancing, hand washing, a combination of in-person and remote learning and frequent testing if returning to school in the fall.
The successes of modern technology can only go so far. There is still high burden of premature birth, they're not just small babies; their entire organ systems are immature (and) until they are full-term they run risks of complication.
Surgery is a last resort, penile implants are much more invasive and have a higher rate of complication, especially for patients with underlying conditions like obesity and high blood pressure.
Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing.
Due to the complication of the situation, the President decided to shorten his visit to Switzerland and ... return to Ukraine on (Wednesday).
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