- complex - 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: simple, elemental, ultimate, oversimplified, simplistic, simplex, simplified, unanalyzable, undecomposable, uncomplicated, unsophisticated
- complex, composite - a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
--1 is a kind of whole
--1 has particulars: hybrid; syndrome - complex, coordination compound - a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
--2 is a kind of compound, chemical compound
--2 has particulars: hydrochloride - complex - (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
--3 is a kind of feeling
--3 has particulars:Oedipus complex, Oedipal complex; Electra complex; inferiority complex - building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
--4 is a kind of structure, construction
--4 has particulars:college; plant, works, industrial plant; ribbon development - building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures