- 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
Susan Aitken added that the planning and consultation process regarding the land is likely to last until about 2030, partly because the wrecked building has a complicated ownership structure.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s the opposite of the verse novels I like, which make complicated feelings so clear.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing complicated
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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