complicate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COMPLICATE

to make complex or difficult <the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule>

Synonyms complex, complexify, embarrass, entangle, perplex, sophisticate

Related Words develop, elaborate, expand; intensify, magnify; confound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddle; snarl, tangle

Near Antonyms abbreviate, cut, shorten; ease, facilitate; disentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangle; oversimplify

Antonyms simplify, streamline

to make more severe <asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis>

Synonyms aggravate, complicate, worsen

Related Words amplify, deepen, intensify, magnify

Near Antonyms ameliorate, better, improve

Antonyms allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mitigate, relieve

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