complicated
adjective
com·pli·cat·ed
ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: consisting of parts intricately combined
a complicated recipe
complicated machinery
2
: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain
a complicated issue
his absurdly complicated life
complicatedly
adverb
complicatedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of complicated in a Sentence
The game's rules are too complicated.
The machine has a complicated design.
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What is not complicated or open to conjecture is that Miami’s defense would be better with Garrett than without him.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Its history over the decades since, however, has been more complicated.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
To make matters more complicated, Sundance’s virtual platform, which has been in place since 2021 and allows those unable to attend in person to view select titles at home, is now under threat thanks to some viewers recording clips and posting them on social media.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025
Its history over the decades since, however, has been more complicated.
—Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
That's the case with her rivalry with Melissa, which began with a 2018 hook-up and became more complicated when her ex, Laurel, became friends with Melissa.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Complicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complicated. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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complicated
adjective
com·pli·cat·ed
ˈkäm-plə-ˌkāt-əd
1
: consisting of many combined parts
complicated machinery
2
: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain : complex
complicatedly
adverb
complicatedness
noun
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