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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pleks
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kam
pleks
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is complex, it is not simple. A complex thing has many parts, and they may be connected in various ways. A complex thing might operate according to many rules, but there may be many exceptions to the rules too.
A computer is a complex machine.English spelling is complex.- synonyms:
- complicated
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- compound, elaborate, tangled
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| definition 2: |
When something is complex, it is difficult to understand because it is complicated.
Mr. Cox tried to read a book his friend gave him, but he said it was too complex. It was complex because there were so many characters, and things were happening in both the past and the present and also in people's dreams.- synonyms:
- complicated, difficult
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- elaborate, tangled
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| related words: |
hard, tough, tricky |
| derivation: |
complexly (adv.) |
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