adjective
Other Word Forms
- complicatedly adverb
- complicatedness noun
- uncomplicated adjective
Etymology
Origin of complicated
First recorded in 1640–50; complicate + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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But for Netflix, such a deal would have complicated the business model for a company that had already vaulted to a leading position in Hollywood on its strength as a streaming pure-play.
This is a simplification, of course—certainly, taxes can be complicated by write offs and different income types.
The rapid ascent and large variety of prediction markets has presented new challenges to regulators and complicated the surveillance of suspicious trades.
From Barron's
Here are the numbers along with career and lifestyle choices for her and her husband to consider while making a complicated decision.
From MarketWatch
But it takes intellectual humility, curiosity and bravery to correct those mistakes, and to stray from the herd toward a messy and complicated truth.
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