complicated
adjective
com·pli·cat·ed
ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: consisting of parts intricately combined
a complicated recipe
complicated machinery
2
: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain
a complicated issue
his absurdly complicated life
complicatedly
adverb
complicatedness
noun
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Examples of complicated in a Sentence
The game's rules are too complicated.
The machine has a complicated design.
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Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
However, these breakthroughs come with inherent hazards, such as adversaries misusing AI, ethical issues and the difficulty of preserving transparency in complicated systems.
—Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
As technology has improved, the paint jobs have gotten increasingly complicated and creative.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Thune and Trump have a complicated history, but the new majority leader is doing his best to start Congress off on the right foot.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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complicated
adjective
com·pli·cat·ed
ˈkäm-plə-ˌkāt-əd
1
: consisting of many combined parts
complicated machinery
2
: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain : complex
complicatedly
adverb
complicatedness
noun
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