complicated
/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.47 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Difficult or convoluted.
adj
Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
verb
simple past and past participle of complicate
Example Sentences
- "It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon."
- "But there always is in my mind something at once ludicrous and mournful in a crowd congregated for the purpose of amusement. What discontent, what vanity, move the complicated wheels of the social machine!"
- "Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas."
- "The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/
- British English: /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
Inflected Forms
more complicated (comparative)
most complicated (superlative)