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Complex

🔄 Synonyms of "Complex"

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byzantinenoun(history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
intricateverbHaving a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
convoluted(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
tortuous(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
labyrinthine(figurative) Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
compositenounMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
multiplexnounA building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
tangledMixed up, interlaced.
involvedAssociated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
labyrinthianMazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit.
complicatedDifficult or convoluted.
interlinkingnounA linking between things or concepts; an interconnection.
gordiannounOf the Gordian knot.
knotty(figuratively) Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
interlacingnounThe pattern or motion of something that interlaces.
thickeningnounThe process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
mazyMazelike; like a maze.
interlockingnoun(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
analyzableAble to be analyzed.
decomposableAble to be decomposed
building complexnouna whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
coordination compoundnoun(chemistry) Any of a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands).
colonialnounOf or pertaining to a colony.
interwovena 2016 American independent drama film directed by V.W. Scheich and starring Mo'Nique, Myles Cranford, Jon Eiswerth and Brooke Burgstahler.

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simplenounUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.

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involvedAssociated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
intricateverbHaving a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
complicatedDifficult or convoluted.
convoluted(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
tortuous(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
labyrinthianMazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit.
labyrinthine(figurative) Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
mazyMazelike; like a maze.
interlinkingnounA linking between things or concepts; an interconnection.
interlacingnounThe pattern or motion of something that interlaces.
analyzableAble to be analyzed.
compositenounMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
thickeningnounThe process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
knotty(figuratively) Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
colonialnounOf or pertaining to a colony.
decomposableAble to be decomposed
multiplexnounA building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
interlockingnoun(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
coordination compoundnoun(chemistry) Any of a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands).

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