complicated
v.v. difficult to understand or deal with because it has many different parts or details. You use this when something is not simple and requires a lot of thought to figure out.
v. consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate and difficult to analyze or explain. Often used to describe systems, problems, or relationships that lack a straightforward solution.
The instructions for the new game are very complicated.
The legal case became more complicated when several new witnesses came forward with conflicting stories.
While the basic premise of the theory is easy to grasp, the mathematical proofs supporting it are incredibly complicated and require years of specialized study to verify.
Typically functions as a gradable adjective; can be modified by adverbs of degree like 'very', 'extremely', or 'highly'.
The situation is more complicated than I thought it.The situation is more complicated than I thought.Learners often add an unnecessary object pronoun after 'than' in comparative clauses.