complicate

English Thesaurus

1. make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	involve,
definition	:	make complex or intricate or complicated (verb.change)

hyponym	:	develop,
definition	:	elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme (verb.change)

hyponym	:	sophisticate,
definition	:	make more complex or refined (verb.change)

2. make more complicated (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	complexify,
definition	:	make complex (verb.change)

hyponym	:	embrangle, snarl, snarl up,
definition	:	make more complicated or confused through entanglements (verb.change)

3. make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

derivation	:	elaboration, working out,
definition	:	developing in intricate and painstaking detail (noun.act)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	the act or process of complicating (noun.act)

derivation	:	complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness,
definition	:	puzzling complexity (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution,
definition	:	marked by elaborately complex detail (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	elaboration, refinement,
definition	:	the result of improving something (noun.event)

4. make more complicated (verb.change)

antonym	:	simplify,
definition	:	make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent (verb.change)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	the act or process of complicating (noun.act)

derivation	:	complication, ramification,
definition	:	a development that complicates a situation (noun.event)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	a situation or condition that is complex or confused (noun.state)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease (noun.state)

5. make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

derivation	:	elaboration, working out,
definition	:	developing in intricate and painstaking detail (noun.act)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	the act or process of complicating (noun.act)

derivation	:	complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness,
definition	:	puzzling complexity (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution,
definition	:	marked by elaborately complex detail (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	elaboration, refinement,
definition	:	the result of improving something (noun.event)

6. make more complicated (verb.change)

antonym	:	simplify,
definition	:	make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent (verb.change)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	the act or process of complicating (noun.act)

derivation	:	complication, ramification,
definition	:	a development that complicates a situation (noun.event)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	a situation or condition that is complex or confused (noun.state)

derivation	:	complication,
definition	:	any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease (noun.state)