What is the antonym of the word complex

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. complex

   That is complex which is made up of several connected parts. That is compound in which the parts are not merely connected, but fused, or otherwise combined into a single substance. In a composite object the different parts have less of unity than in that which is complex or compound, but maintain their distinct individuality. In a heterogeneous body unlike parts or particles are intermingled, often without apparent order or plan. Conglomerate (literally, globed together) is said of a confused mingling of masses or lumps of various substances. The New England pudding-stone is a conglomerate rock. In a complex object the arrangement and relation of parts may be perfectly clear; in a complicated mechanism the parts are so numerous, or so combined, that the mind can not readily grasp their mutual relations; in an intricate arrangement the parts are so intertwined that it is difficult to follow their windings; things are involved which are rolled together so as not to be easily separated, either in thought or in fact; things which are tangled or entangled mutually hold and draw upon each other. The conception of a material object is usually complex, involving form, color, size, and other elements; a clock is a complicated mechanism; the Gordian knot was intricate; the twining serpents of the Laocoon are involved. We speak of an abstruse statement, a complex conception, a confused heap, a heterogeneous mass, a tangled skein, an intricate problem; of composite architecture, an involved sentence; of the complicated or intricate accounts of a great business, the entangled accounts of an incompetent or dishonest bookkeeper.

   Antonyms:
   clear, direct, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uncombined, uncompounded, uniform, unraveled

   Synonyms:
   abstruse, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, entangled, heterogeneous, intricate, involved, manifold, mingled, mixed, multiform, obscure, tangled

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. complex

   Antonyms:
   obvious, plain, simple, direct, inobscure, superficial, vague, loose, unraveled

   Synonyms:
   intricate, multifarious, compound, complicated, multifold, involved, deep, many-sided, abstruse, close, tangled, obscure

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1. • Compound
   • Feeling
   • Psychoanalysis
   • Whole

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. complex, compositenoun

   a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

   «the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town»

   Antonyms:
   unanalyzable, simple, simplistic, uncomplicated, simplex, unsophisticated, undecomposable

   Synonyms:
   building complex, composite plant, coordination compound, composite

2. complex, coordination compoundnoun

   a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

   Antonyms:
   unsophisticated, undecomposable, simple, simplex, simplistic, unanalyzable, uncomplicated

   Synonyms:
   building complex, coordination compound, composite

3. complexnoun

   (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person’s behavior

   Antonyms:
   undecomposable, simple, simplex, uncomplicated, simplistic, unsophisticated, unanalyzable

   Synonyms:
   building complex, coordination compound, composite

4. building complex, complexadjective

   a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

   Antonyms:
   simplistic, unanalyzable, uncomplicated, simple, undecomposable, simplex, unsophisticated

   Synonyms:
   building complex, coordination compound, composite

5. complexadjective

   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»

   Antonyms:
   undecomposable, unsophisticated, simple, simplex, uncomplicated, unanalyzable, simplistic

How to use complex in a sentence?

1. Torbjorn Soltvedt:

   Today’s attack comes only days after Iran-backed groups threatened to strike against Abu Dhabi in response to alleged Emirati interference in Iraqi politics, the attack is another reminder of the highly complex missile and drone threat faced by the UAE and the region’s other main oil producers.

2. Christoph Schott:

   This one’s a new, big loophole that I don’t think has been identified before, at least at this level, it’s another way misinformation is able to get around the complex policy system Facebook is trying to build.

3. George Clooney:

   I thought it was a fun way to tell this story. It’s hard to tell this story as complex as it is in a two-hour movie, it’s never been about the medium although television and streaming has gotten much more interesting and more fun, it was more about telling the story. It’s about telling good stories.

4. Jonathan Lipson:

   Enron’s estate lasted forever and ever, that’s what happens with really complex cases.

5. Canfranc Fernando Sánchez Morales:

   We are fighting to create a big tourism complex, and also to open the line for international travel soon, the plans to revitalize the Canfranc station is the best way to recover all the historic buildings and infrastructure that haven’t been used since 1970.

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