complicated

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Difficult to understand or deal with because of many parts.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).

Examples

  • A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.

  • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd]
  • [ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of complicate

  2. Difficult or convoluted.

More examples

In context

  • It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.

  • The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.

  • But there always is in my mind something at once ludicrous and mournful in a crowd congregated for the purpose of amusement. What discontent, what vanity, move the complicated wheels of the social machine!

Antonyms

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