COMPLEXIFY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

complexify

verb

käm-ˈplek-sə-ˌfī

Definition of complexify

as in to complicate

to make complex or difficult my proposal would simplify the process, whereas yours would needlessly complexify it

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Recent Examples of complexify Ju-yeong’s villainous backstory and present Like most of the characters in Good Boy, villain Ju-yeong doesn’t get a backstory that complexifies his actions. — Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025 Blakely’s performance is indicative of The Private Life’s problems — the attempt to pastiche and complexify the popular understanding of this literary relationship ends up re-creating its most irritating qualities. — Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 But like Nichole says, there have been new complexifying factors in the meantime. — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 31 July 2023 In between the set pieces and special effects, those shows forgot about enriching and complexifying their themes. — Wired Staff, Wired, 20 Dec. 2019 What’s the point of complexifying a straightforward election? — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 6 June 2018

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Today, however, several armed groups allied with Tehran are back to pressuring Iran’s foes by opening new fronts that complicate the war and threaten to choke the global economy.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The spacecraft, named Link, was rotating on multiple axes, rendering it unable to maintain a reliable communications link with the ground and complicating efforts to arrest the spin.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of complicate

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History shows that presidents who intensify wars in pursuit of a way out, or to protect their own prestige or America’s reputation, descend a slippery slope.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Rising electricity demand from AI data centers has intensified the search for on-site power systems that can ease pressure on strained grids without locking operators into a single fuel.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

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