complex

nouns

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
"the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
complex, composite
a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
complex, coordination compound
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
complex
domain category
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
"his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis
is a type of (narrower)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
"she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
feeling
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
building complex, complex

adjectives

complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
"a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"
complex
is derived from
complexness
is derived from
complexity
antonym
simple
is similar to
capable of being partitioned
analyzable, decomposable
is similar to
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
"the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous
is similar to
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
"coral is a colonial organism"
colonial, compound
is similar to
difficult to analyze or understand
"a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"
complicated
is similar to
consisting of separate interconnected parts
composite
is similar to
consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
"soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
compound
is similar to
complex and ingenious in design or function
"the daedal hand of nature"
daedal
is similar to
extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'
Gordian
is similar to
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven
is similar to
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
"intricate lacework"
intricate
is similar to
resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
"a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"
labyrinthian, labyrinthine, mazy
is similar to
involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)
multifactorial
is similar to
having many parts or aspects
"the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
multiplex
is similar to
becoming more intricate or complex
"a thickening plot"
thickening
see also
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
"a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
difficult, hard
see also
composed of more than one part
"compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
compound
is an attribute of
the quality of being intricate and compounded
"he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
complexity, complexness