Thesaurus:complication
English
editNoun
editSense: a circumstance that makes something more intricate or difficult
editSynonyms
edit- complication
- entanglement (figurative)
- intricacy
- snarl (figurative)
- wheel within a wheel (idiomatic)
Hypernyms
edit- circumstance [⇒ thesaurus]
- difficult situation [⇒ thesaurus]
- hindrance [⇒ thesaurus]
- problem
Holonyms
editVarious
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “59A. complexity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “complication” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.