complicated B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ UK /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #1958 Meanings 1 adj Hard to understand or deal with because of many parts or details. It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon. 2 verb Past tense of complicate: made something more difficult. The repair was complicated by the lack of tools. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites simple Word family Derived forms complicatedlycomplicatednessnoncomplicatedovercomplicatedsemicomplicatedsupercomplicated Common collocations very complicated Adverb + adjective Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # complicated **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 1958 ## Meanings 1. Hard to understand or deal with because of many parts or details. 2. Past tense of complicate: made something more difficult. ## Examples - It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon. - The repair was complicated by the lack of tools. ## Antonyms - simple ## Derived Forms - complicatedly - complicatedness - noncomplicated - overcomplicated - semicomplicated - supercomplicated ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown