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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pleks
[or]
kam
pleks
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
difficult to understand.
This math homework is complex.- synonyms:
- complicated, difficult, involved
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- elaborate, sophisticated, tangled
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| definition 2: |
having many connected parts.
A spider's web is complex and beautiful.- synonyms:
- complicated, intricate, involved
- similar words:
- sophisticated, tangled
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| related words: |
composite, hard, tough, tricky |
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| derivation: |
complexly (adv.) |
The word complex
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
plic, plex, ply
Latin
root
that means fold, plait
Example words:
accomplice, applicant, apply, complex, complicate, display, duplicate, implication, imply, multiplication, multiply1
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