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complex - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved, intricate |
| Synonyms: | circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiple, tangled, tortuous, variegated, compounded, entangled, mingled, multiform, multiplex |
| Notes: | something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |
| Antonyms: | clear, easy, evident, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uniform |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | composite, aggregate |
| Synonyms: | association, compound, conglomerate, ecosystem, entanglement, group, network, organization, scheme, structure, syndrome, synthesis, system, totality |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, circuitous, complicated, confused, convoluted, cryptic, discursive, disordered, disturbing, enigmatic, excursive, hidden, impenetrable, inscrutable, interwoven, intricate, involved, jumbled, knotted, knotty, labyrinthine, meandering, mixed, muddled, obscure, perplexing, puzzling, rambling, recondite, sinuous, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, undecipherable, unfathomable, winding, Byzantine, Daedalean, Gordian, bewildering, crabbed, entangled, mazy, mingled, paradoxical, round-about, snarled |
| Antonyms: | apparent, clear, direct, discernible, easy, evident, obvious, plain |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | psychological problem |
| Synonyms: | anxiety, fear, fixation, hang-up*, idée fixe, insanity, mania, neurosis, obsession, phobia, preoccupation, repression, a thing about something, exaggerated reaction, fixed idea |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conceptual, theoretical |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, complex, deep, hypothetical, ideal, indefinite, intellectual, philosophical, recondite, transcendent, transcendental, unreal, nonconcrete |
| Antonyms: | actual, concrete, factual, material, objective, physical, real |
| Main Entry: | abstruse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
| Synonyms: | abstract, complex, complicated, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, heavy*, hidden, incomprehensible, intricate, involved, muddy, obscure, perplexing, profound, puzzling, recondite, subtle, unfathomable, vague, Greek to me, clear as dishwater |
| Antonyms: | clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | composite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | combined, mixed |
| Synonyms: | complex, compound, conglomerate, blended, melded, synthesized |
| Antonyms: | homogeneous, simple, uniform, unblended, uncombined, unmixed |
| Main Entry: | composite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | combination, mixture |
| Synonyms: | amalgam, blend, complex, compost, compound, conglomerate, fusion, medley, mix, olio, stew*, synthesis, union, amalgamation, combo, commixture, immixture, intermixture, pasteup |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convoluted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated |
| Synonyms: | baffling, complex, confused, elaborate, impenetrable, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, perplexing, puzzling, serpentine, tangled, tortuous |
| Antonyms: | simple, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | elaborate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intricate; involved |
| Synonyms: | busy, careful, complex, complicated, detailed, elegant, exact, extensive, extravagant, fancy, fussy, imposing, knotty, labored, labyrinthine, luxurious, minute, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, overworked, painstaking, perfected, plush, posh, precise, prodigious, refined, showy, skillful, sophisticated, studied, thorough, decorated, embellished, garnished, high tech, highly wrought, many-faceted, ornamented, with all the extras, with all the options, with bells and whistles |
| Antonyms: | general, normal, plain, regular, simple, uncomplicated, usual, unelaborate, uninvolved |
| Main Entry: | entirety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wholeness, whole |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, all, completeness, complex, ensemble, everything, fullness, gross, integrity, oneness, perfection, sum, total, totality, unity, absoluteness, allness, collectiveness, collectivity, comprehensiveness, entireness, intactness, integrality, omneity, omnitude, plenitude, sum total, the works, undividedness, universality, whole ball of wax, whole bit, whole enchilada, whole nine yards |
| Antonyms: | fraction, part, partiality, section, incompleteness |
| Main Entry: | everything |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entirety |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, all, all in all, all that, all things, business, complex, each thing, every little thing, fixins', lock stock and barrel, lot, many things, sum, the works, total, universe, whole, whole ball of wax, whole caboodle*, whole enchilada, whole lot, whole shebang |
| Antonyms: | nothing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fixation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obsession |
| Synonyms: | addiction, case, complex, craze, crush, fascination, fetish, hang-up*, idée fixe, infatuation, mania, preoccupation, thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intricate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated, elaborate |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, baroque, can of worms*, complex, convoluted, difficult, fancy, hard, involved, labyrinthine, obscure, perplexing, rococo, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, tricky, Byzantine, Daedal, entangled, high-tech |
| Antonyms: | direct, methodical, simple, systematic, understandable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | knotty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | troublesome |
| Synonyms: | baffling, complex, complicated, difficult, elaborate, formidable, hard, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, perplexing, puzzling, rough, rugged, sophisticated, sticky*, terrible, thorny*, tough, tricky, uphill*, Gordian, effortful, mazy, mystifying, nodulous, problematical, ramified, reticular |
| Antonyms: | simple, uncomplicated, untroublesome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | labyrinthine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mazelike |
| Synonyms: | complex, convoluted, elaborate, intricate, meandering, serpentine, sinuous, tangled, tortuous, wandering, winding, zigzag, mazy, twisting |
| Antonyms: | simple, straight, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | lively |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, active, busy |
| Synonyms: | agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, bright, brisk, buoyant, cheerful, chipper*, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, gay, happy, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, go-go, hyper |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | manifold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, many |
| Synonyms: | assorted, complex, copious, different, diverse, multifarious, multiple, multiplied, multitudinous, numerous, sundry, varied, various, diversified, diversiform, multifold, multiform, multivarious |
| Antonyms: | one, single, sole |
| Main Entry: | mystique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's strong impression |
| Synonyms: | attitude, awe, character, charisma, charm, complex, fascination, glamour, magic, nature, spell, temperament |
| Main Entry: | network |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | system of connections |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, artery, chain, circuitry, complex, convolution, crisscross*, fabric, fiber, grid, grill*, jungle, labyrinth, maze, mesh, net, netting, nexus, organization, patchwork*, plexus, structure, system, wattle, weave, web, wiring, checkerboard, grillwork, hookup, interconnections, reticulation, reticule, screening, tessellation, tracks |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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