Complex vs. Complicated
Difference Between Complex and Complicated
Complexadjective
Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite
complex equipment with multiple components.Complicatedadjective
Containing intricately combined or involved parts.
Complexadjective
Composed of two or more units
a complex carbohydrate.Complicatedadjective
Not easy to understand or analyze because of being intricate
a complicated personality.Complexadjective
Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated
a complex problem.Complicatedadjective
Difficult or convoluted.
It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.Complexadjective
Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word.
Complicatedadjective
(biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Complexadjective
Consisting of an independent clause and at least one other independent or dependent clause. Used of a sentence.
Complicatedverb
simple past tense and past participle of complicate
The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.Complexnoun
A whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts
a complex of cities and suburbs.the military-industrial complex.Complicatedadjective
difficult to analyze or understand;
a complicated problemcomplicated Middle East politicsComplexnoun
A building or group of buildings used for a single purpose
a sports complex.Complexnoun
In psychoanalysis, a group of related, often repressed ideas and impulses that compel characteristic or habitual patterns of thought, feelings, and behavior.
Complexnoun
An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear
has a complex about his weight.Complexnoun
(Medicine) The combination of factors, symptoms, or signs of a disease or disorder that forms a syndrome.
Complexadjective
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
a complex being; a complex ideaComplexadjective
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
Complexadjective
(mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is a square root of −1.
complex functionComplexadjective
(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
Complexnoun
A problem. en
Complexnoun
A network of interconnected systems.
military-industrial complexComplexnoun
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
Complexnoun
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
Complexnoun
(psychology) A psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.Complexnoun
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
Complexnoun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
Complexnoun
(math) A complex number.
Complexverb
To form a complex with another substance
Complexverb
(transitive) To complicate.
Complexnoun
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts;
the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new townComplexnoun
a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Complexnoun
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
Complexnoun
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
Complexadjective
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts;
a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melodya complex mass of diverse laws and customs
