complicated

/ˈkäm-plə-ˌkā-təd/

from past participle of

adjective

  1. consisting of parts intricately combined

  2. difficult to analyze, understand, or explain

a complicated recipe

complex complicated intricate involved knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining.

verb

  1. to make complex or difficult

  2. involve; especially : to cause to be more complex or severe

  3. to combine especially in an involved or inextricable manner