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complicate - 13 thesaurus results
Main Entry: complicate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confuse, make difficult
Synonyms: bedevil, clog, combine, confound, convolute, derange, disarrange, disorder, elaborate, embroil, entangle, fold, foul up*, handicap, impede, interweave, involve, jumble, mix up, muddle, multiply, obscure, perplex, ravel, screw up*, snafu*, snag, tangle, twist, upset, add fuel to fire, infold, interfuse, interrelate, make intricate, make waves, muck up*, open can of worms, render unintelligible, snarl up
Antonyms: disentangle, ease, explain, facilitate, untangle, make simple
Main Entry: disorganize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disrupt arrangement; make shambles of
Synonyms: break up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, demobilize, derange, destroy, disarrange, disarray, disband, discompose, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disperse, disturb, embroil, jumble, litter, mess up, mislay, misplace, muddle, perturb, scatter, scramble, shuffle, toss, unsettle, upset, break down, discreate, put out of order, turn topsy-turvy
Antonyms: compose, neaten, order, organize, plan, systematize, tidy
Main Entry: elaborate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make detailed; expand
Synonyms: amplify, bedeck, clarify, comment, complicate, deck, decorate, develop, devise, discuss, embellish, enhance, enlarge, evolve, expatiate, explain, expound, garnish, improve, interpret, ornament, polish, produce, refine, specify, unfold, work out, flesh out, particularize
Antonyms: simplify, make simple
Main Entry: entangle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: involve, mix up
Synonyms: bewilder, burden, catch, clog, come on, complicate, compromise, confuse, corner, dishevel, embarrass, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, fetter, hamper, hook, impede, implicate, intertwine, interweave, jumble, knot, mat, muddle, perplex, puzzle, ravel, set up, snag, snare, snarl, swindle, tangle, trammel, trap, twist, unsettle, duke in, embrangle, enchain, intertangle, lead on, rope in
Antonyms: disentangle, exclude, explain, untangle, untwist
Main Entry: involve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: draw in; include
Synonyms: absorb, affect, argue, associate, bind, catch, commit, complicate, comprehend, comprise, compromise, concern, connect, contain, cover, denote, embrace, embroil, engage, engross, enmesh, entail, entangle, grip, hold, hook, implicate, imply, incorporate, incriminate, inculpate, link, mean, mire, mix up*, necessitate, number, presuppose, prove, relate, require, suggest, take in, tangle, touch, point to, preoccupy, rivet, rope in, snarl up, wrap up in
Antonyms: exclude, free, remove
Main Entry: muddle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confuse, disorganize
Synonyms: befuddle, bewilder, blunder, botch, bungle, clutter, complicate, confound, daze, derange, disarrange, disorder, disturb, entangle, fluster, foul, foul up*, jumble, mess, mix, mix up*, muck, mumble, murmur, nonplus, perplex, perturb, rattle, ravel, ruffle, scramble, shuffle, snafu*, snarl, spoil, stumble, stupefy, tangle, throw, throw off, tumble, addle, discombobulate, disorient, louse up, make a mess of, misarrange, psych out, stir up
Antonyms: clear up, educate, enlighten, explain, explicate, order, organize
Main Entry: obfuscate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confuse
Synonyms: baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, cloud, complicate, conceal, confound, darken, fog, muddle, obscure, perplex, puzzle, rattle, fuddle
Main Entry: perplex
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confuse, mix up
Synonyms: astonish, astound, baffle, balk, befuddle, beset, bewilder, complicate, confound, discompose, dumbfound, encumber, entangle, fog, involve, jumble, muck, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perturb, pose, puzzle, rattle, ravel, stumble, stump, surprise, tangle, thicken, thwart, buffalo, discombobulate, get to*, muddy the waters, snarl up
Antonyms: clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain
Main Entry: weave
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blend, unite; contrive
Synonyms: braid, build, careen, complicate, compose, construct, create, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interlace, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit, knot, loop, lurch, make, make up, manufacture, mat, merge, mesh, net, plait, ply, put together, sew, snake, spin, splice, twine, twist, wind, writhe, zigzag, complect, criss-cross, crochet, interfold, interlink, move in and out, piece together, reticulate, twist and turn, whip through, wreathe
Antonyms: divide, separate
Main Entry: confuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bewilder someone
Synonyms: abash, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, distract, embarrass, faze, fluster, fog, frustrate, involve, mess up*, misinform, mislead, mortify, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, perturb, puzzle, rattle, shame, stump, throw off, trouble, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry, addle, disorient, fuddle, lead astray, render uncertain, stir up, throw off balance
Antonyms: clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain
Main Entry: disturb
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, upset
Synonyms: afflict, agitate, ail, alarm, amaze, annoy, arouse, astound, badger, complicate, confound, confuse, depress, discompose, dishearten, disrupt, distract, distress, excite, fluster, frighten, gall, grieve, harass, interfere, interrupt, intrude, irk, irritate, molest, muddle, outrage, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, pique, plague, provoke, puzzle, rattle, rouse, ruffle, shake, shake up*, startle, tire, trouble, unhinge*, unnerve, unsettle, vex, worry, burn up*, make uneasy
Notes: disturb is based on Latin turba 'tumult' and disturb applies better to physical agitation and perturb to mental agitation
Antonyms: appease, calm, comfort, pacify, quiet, reassure, soothe
Main Entry: puzzle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: baffle, confuse
Synonyms: amaze, bamboozle*, beat, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, complicate, confound, disconcert, distract, disturb, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, flummox, foil, frustrate, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, pose, put off, rattle, snow*, stir, stumble, stump, throw, addle, befog, buffalo, discombobulate, get to*, profundicate, psych out
Antonyms: clarify, elucidate, explain, illustrate, unravel
Main Entry: aggravate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause to become worse
Synonyms: complicate, deepen, enhance, exacerbate, exaggerate, heighten, increase, inflame, intensify, magnify, mount, rise, rouse, worsen
Antonyms: alleviate, help, improve, relieve, soothe
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