What are some opposite words for complex?

Antonyms for complex
kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks; ˈkɒm plɛkscom·plex

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Wiktionary3.7 / 3 votes

  1. complexadjective

    A problem.

    Synonyms:
    detailed, intricate

  2. complexadjective

    Not simple or straightforward.

    Synonyms:
    complicated, hard, difficult, involved, tough

    Antonyms:
    easy, straightforward, simple, basic

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.8 / 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 Antonyms5.0 / 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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. complexadjective

    Antonyms:
    incomplex, simple, obvious

    Synonyms:
    composite, compound, mixed, complicated, intricate, involved

How to use complex in a sentence?

  1. Police Chief Keith MacPherson:

    Waltham resident Amos Frederick, 37, told the Associated Press on Wednesday as he walked through the complex. All of us stay indoors except during the day. If someone is just walking to their car, we watch out for them.

  2. Lisa Erdle:

    The ocean is a complex place. There are lots of ocean currents, there are changes over time due to weather and due to conditions on the ground.

  3. Julianna Hough:

    I think happy is a place that you go to visit, and I think that for me, striving to be a hundred percent happy all the time is just unattainable. It’s like sometimes you have to look in the mirror and be like, ‘I’m having a great day today.’ You know what I mean? And you have to give yourself that pep talk. Then some days you’re like, ‘No, I feel like absolute trash right now.’ But I think that the point is like you never know what’s really happening and life is complex and so nobody’s one shade of anything. There’s a spectrum of light and dark and happy and sad and it’s constantly moving.

  4. Mary Hilderbrand:

    Governance because it involves political, social and economic systems is very complex, and it is hard to know what is happening below the surface. It is too easy for governments to tick the boxes through institutional reforms without fundamentally changing anything.

  5. John Smith:

    There are some that are months and they're still waiting, those are the tougher calls, often that involve broader foreign policy issues or that involve complex legal issues.

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#1758complex
#3226plain
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#5227loose
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#14437vague
#18248homogeneous
#19703superficial
#21364simplex
#26583simplistic
#43534uncomplicated
#78515unsophisticated
#94935unraveled
#258162uncombined

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