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more complicated

ADJECTIVE

difficult, complex

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous convoluted difficult fancy hard intricate knotty perplexing problematic sophisticated troublesome

STRONG

elaborate entangled interlaced involved mixed puzzling

WEAK

Daedalean Gordian abstruse byzantine can of worms gasser hi-tech labyrinthine mega factor recondite various wheels within wheels

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile nice plain simple straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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It has argued that being forced to refund what it has already collected would be overly complicated.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Because we have these barriers to the single market, because we still have processes that are overly complicated, duplicated in many ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The good stuff isn’t cloying or gloopy or overly complicated.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

Dominic Carter, director of policy and public affairs at Carers Trust, called for a "complete overhaul" of the allowance system, describing it as "overly complicated" and "outdated".

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

“Very much Alexander’s style, overly complicated and covert.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern