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
Examples of complicated in a Sentence
The game's rules are too complicated.
The machine has a complicated design.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025
But every one of those steps was much more complicated for abelian surfaces.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
As Noah and Joanne attempt to acclimate to each other’s worlds, and Joanne explores converting, things get complicated — to put it lightly.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 1 June 2025
For many reasons aside from this very rudimentary exercise, Sanderson’s eight-year contract worth $8.05 million a year signed in 2023 can serve as a basis for comparison here, and demonstrates why this could be a complicated negotiation between Hutson’s camp and the Canadiens.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Complicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complicated. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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