complicates - 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Notes: | to aggravate is to make something worse, while to exacerbate is to increase something's bitterness or harshness aggravate means 'to add to' an already troublesome or vexing matter or condition while irritate means 'to vex, annoy, or chafe' irritate means 'inflame' (originally 'excite, rouse'); aggravate means 'worsen' |
| Antonyms: | alleviate, help, improve, relieve, soothe |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | appease, calm, comfort, pacify, quiet, reassure, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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