complex

The word “complex” has 2 syllables: com-plex

It's pronounced as /ˈkɑːm.plɛks/

What is synonym and antonym for complex?

In the thesaurus, “complex” has 163 synonyms and 47 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for complex along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for complex

a thing about something
abstruse
aggregate
anxiety
association
baroque
bewildering
building
business
byzantine
challenging
chichi
circuitous
company
complexify
complicate
complicated
composite
compound
compounded
concern
confound
confuse
confused
conglomerate
convoluted
crabbed
cryptic
daedal
daedalean
detailed
develop
difficult
discursive
disordered
disturbing
ecosystem
edifice
elaborate
elegant
embarrass
enigmatic
entangle
entangled
entanglement
establishment
exaggerated reaction
excursive
expand
exquisite
extravagant
exuberant
facility
fancified
fancy
fear
fixation
fixed idea
flamboyant
frilly
gordian
grand
grandiose
group
hang-up
heterogeneous
hidden
impenetrable
incomprehensible
inexplicable
insanity
inscrutable
installation
institute
institution
intensify
interlacement
interwoven
intricate
involute
involuted
involved
jumbled
kafkaesque
knotted
knotty
labyrinthian
labyrinthine
magnificent
magnify
mania
manifold
mazy
meandering
mesh
meshwork
mingled
miscellaneous
mixed
mixed-up
mosaic
motley
muddle
muddled
multibranched
multifaceted
multifarious
multiform
multipart
multiple
multiplex
net
network
neurosis
obscure
obsession
organization
ornate
ostentatious
outfit
overcomplex
overcomplicated
overwrought
paradoxical
perplex
perplexing
phobia
plexus
preoccupation
puzzling
rambling
recondite
repression
round-about
scheme
sequence
series
showy
sinuous
snarl
snarled
sophisticate
sophisticated
souped-up
splendid
structure
supersystem
syndrome
synthesis
system
tangle
tangled
tortuous
totality
tough
undecipherable
unfathomable
unintelligible
varied
variegated
web
whole
winding

Antonyms for complex

abbreviate
apparent
balance
bald
bare
clear
cut
direct
discernible
disentangle
division
ease
easy
evident
facilitate
homogeneous
modest
naked
no-frills
noncomplex
noncomplicated
obvious
oversimplified
oversimplify
plain
plain-jane
plain-vanilla
sanity
separation
shorten
simple
simplified
simplify
simplistic
single
streamline
unadorned
uncomplicated
undecorated
unfancy
uniform
unmixed
unravel
unsophisticated
untangle
unvaried
unvarnished

Meanings of complex

noun
1. A network of interconnected systems.
2. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
3. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
4. An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
5. (by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
6. A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
7. A complex number.
verb
1. To form a complex with another substance.
2. To complicate.
adjective
1. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
3. (of a number) Having the form a bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
4. (of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
5. Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
6. A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Example Sentences

The math problem was too complex for beginners.
They live in a large apartment complex near the city center.
His explanation was too complex for most people to understand.
The human brain is an incredibly complex organ.
Solving this puzzle requires a complex strategy.

On this page you'll find 210 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to complex, such as: a thing about something, abbreviate, abstruse, aggregate, anxiety, apparent, association.

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