- past participle of complicate.
- past tense form of complicate.
complicated
Example Sentences
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The film had subtitles and a complicated “eat the rich” subtext.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
“He was one of the few who deeply understood that, and he was there when you were wrestling with something that was very complicated or very difficult.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Novartis also was the counterparty in the complicated 2014 deal in which GSK swapped its oncology portfolio for the Swiss firm’s vaccines business.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The mechanics are a little complicated with mandatory convertibles.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Yet these two have no problem ditching me the second my life gets complicated.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing complicated
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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