Synonyms for complication
ˌkɒm plɪˈkeɪ ʃəncom·pli·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. complicationnoun

   the act or process of complicating

   Synonyms:
   complicatedness, tortuousness, ramification, knottiness

2. complicationnoun

   a situation or condition that is complex or confused

   "her coming was a serious complication"

   Synonyms:
   complicatedness, tortuousness, ramification, knottiness

3. complicationnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   complicatedness, tortuousness, ramification, knottiness

4. complication, ramificationnoun

   a development that complicates a situation

   "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"

   Synonyms:
   branch, forking, fork, leg, complicatedness, ramification, tortuousness, branching, knottiness

5. complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousnessnoun

   puzzling complexity

   Synonyms:
   tortuosity, torsion, complicatedness, ramification, tortuousness, crookedness, knottiness, contortion

Matched Categories

1. • Complexity
   • Development
   • Disease
   • Hindrance
   • Situation

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. complicationnoun

   Synonyms:
   complexity, intricacy, entanglement

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. complicationnoun

   Synonyms:
   intricacy, entanglement, involution, complexity, snarl, confusion, imbroglio

   Antonyms:
   disentanglement, simplicity

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "complication":

   complications, complicating, complexity

How to pronounce complication?

How to say complication in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use complication in a sentence?

1. Hamish Husband:

   As important as the World Cup semifinalist England game is, we still miss the world stage, the complication of the World Cup semifinalist England game is not what we want.

2. The Cleveland Clinic:

   We are saddened to share that our patient, Lindsey, recently experienced a sudden complication that led to the removal of her transplanted uterus.

3. Ilan Solot:

   The court ruling acts more like sand on the wheels rather than changing the outcome. It's a complication to the process, but ultimately it won't change its course, or even slow down the ECB's decision-making.

4. Wright Jones:

   I still recommend going to a board certified plastic surgeon because there are some really key areas around the ear that need to be avoided and you don’t want to get a complication from such a simple, quick procedure, one is you can have some asymmetry of the earlobes meaning that they look different. You can also get bleeding. There are some important nerves around the ear that should be avoided and also blood vessels. Overall, it’s a fairly quick and simple procedure with low complications but that’s in the hands of a board certified plastic surgeon.

5. Alex Spyropoulos:

   The benefits of any vaccine far outweigh the risks -- period, this complication from the vaccine is excruciatingly rare. Certainly more people are going to be killed by handgun in the United States than by these complications.

Images & Illustrations of complication