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Complex

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Similar meaning 44

Analyzable 84% connected

That may be analyzed.

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Analyzable 84% connected

That may be analyzed.

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Byzantine 84% connected

A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.

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Byzantine 84% connected

A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.

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Colonial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.

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Colonial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.

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Complicated 84% connected

of Complicate

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Complicated 84% connected

of Complicate

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Composite 84% connected

Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

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Composite 84% connected

Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

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Compound 84% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Compound 84% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Convoluted 84% connected

Having convolutions.

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Convoluted 84% connected

Having convolutions.

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Daedal 84% connected

Alt. of Daedalian

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Daedal 84% connected

Alt. of Daedalian

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Decomposable 84% connected

Capable of being resolved into constituent elements.

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Decomposable 84% connected

Capable of being resolved into constituent elements.

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Gordian 84% connected

Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.

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Gordian 84% connected

Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.

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Interlacing 84% connected

of Interlace

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Interlacing 84% connected

of Interlace

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Interwoven 84% connected

of Interweave

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Interwoven 84% connected

of Interweave

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Intricate 84% connected

Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plot…

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Intricate 84% connected

Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plot…

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Involved 84% connected

of Involve

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Involved 84% connected

of Involve

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Knotty 84% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Knotty 84% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Labyrinthian 84% connected

Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal.

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Labyrinthian 84% connected

Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal.

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Labyrinthine 84% connected

Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.

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Labyrinthine 84% connected

Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.

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Mazy 84% connected

Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, mazy error.

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Mazy 84% connected

Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, mazy error.

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Multiplex 84% connected

Manifold; multiple.

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Multiplex 84% connected

Manifold; multiple.

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Tangled 84% connected

of Tangle

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Tangled 84% connected

of Tangle

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Thickening 84% connected

of Thicken

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Thickening 84% connected

of Thicken

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Tortuous 84% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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Tortuous 84% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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Narrower term 5

College 76% connected

A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar righ…

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Hybrid 76% connected

The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.

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Hydrochloride 76% connected

A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; -- distinguished from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base.

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Plant 76% connected

A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though c…

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Syndrome 76% connected

Concurrence.

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Broader term 5

Compound 76% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Feeling 76% connected

of Feel

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Whole 76% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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Derivationally related 4

Complexity 74% connected

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

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Complexity 74% connected

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

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Complexness 74% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Complexness 74% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Attribute 4

Complexity 66% connected

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

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Complexity 66% connected

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

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Complexness 66% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Complexness 66% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Compound 66% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Compound 66% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Difficult 66% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Difficult 66% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Synonym 2

Complicated 92% connected

of Complicate

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Composite 92% connected

Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

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Antonym 2

Simple 94% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simple 94% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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