Synonyms for complicate
ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; -kɪtcom·pli·cate

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1. complicateverb

   Synonyms:
   entangle, embroil, mire, mix up, intricate

2. complicateverb

   Intertwined.

   Don't complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your education.

   Synonyms:
   mire, entangle, mix up, intricate, embroil

3. complicateadjective

   Complex, complicated.

   Synonyms:
   mire, mix up, entangle, intricate, embroil

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1. complicate

   To involve (Latin in, in, and volvo, roll) is to roll or wind up with or in so as to combine inextricably or inseparably, or nearly so; as, the nation is involved in war; the bookkeeper's accounts, or the writer's sentences are involved. Involve is a stronger word than implicate, denoting more complete entanglement. As applied to persons, implicate is always used in an unfavorable sense, and involve ordinarily so; but implicate applies only to that which is wrong, while involve is more commonly used of that which is unfortunate; one is implicated in a crime, involved in embarrassments, misfortunes, or perplexities. As regards logical connection that which is included is usually expressly stated; that which is implied is not stated, but is naturally to be inferred; that which is involved is necessarily to be inferred; as, a slate roof is included in the contract; that the roof shall be water-tight is implied; the contrary supposition involves an absurdity. See COMPLEX.

   Synonyms:
   embarrass, embroil, entangle, implicate, imply, include, involve, overwhelm

   Antonyms:
   disconnect, disentangle, distinguish, explicate, extricate, remove, separate

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1. complicate, perplexverb

   make more complicated

   "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, refine, stick, dumbfound, nonplus, pose, stupefy, puzzle, gravel, mystify, rarify, bewilder, get, beat, flummox, amaze, perplex, baffle, vex

   Antonyms:
   simplify

2. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborateverb

   make more complex, intricate, or richer

   "refine a design or pattern"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, refine, perplex, lucubrate, exposit, polish, down, rarify, fine-tune, work out, rectify, dilate, expatiate, expand, expound, flesh out, enlarge

   Antonyms:
   simplify

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1. complicateverb

   Synonyms:
   involve, entangle, make complex, make intricate

2. complicateadjective

   Synonyms:
   complex, complicated

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1. List of paraphrases for "complicate":

   compound

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1. Scott Lasley:

   I'm fairly confident that the money will be there. It would surprise me if it wasn't, my understanding and my assumption is that's not an issue, that the Paul campaign will ensure the funding of the caucus. If for some reason if that were not to happen, that would complicate things. But I have no reason to believe that would not happen.

2. Deputy Transportation Minister Natalia Marcassa:

   Our market is very closed and we never had many foreign funds investing in those projects, so the impact is small, it may complicate efforts to get new players, but it does not affect the Chinese and Russian (companies) that are looking at our projects.

3. Abigail Spanberger:

   It’s apparent that House leadership does not have its heart in this effort, because the package released earlier this week was designed to fail, it was written to create confusion surrounding reform efforts and complicate a straightforward reform priority — banning Members of Congress from buying and selling individual stocks — all while creating the appearance that House Leadership wanted to take action.

4. Fitch Ratings analyst:

   It's difficult to imagine a third party coming along and bidding for the assets without Total Rewards, and the fact that the company is still in a complex, litigious bankruptcy could complicate matters.

5. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   Lies and partial truths complicate life.”