COMPLEXING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

complexing

verb

present participle of complex

as in complicating

to make complex or difficult there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit

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The federal government has transferred many detainees to some of the nation’s largest detention facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi, complicating their legal representation and crowding the dockets in those states.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
The remote ranch’s hallmark isolation is now complicating recovery efforts.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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