Synonyms: building complex, complex
Definition: a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
Similar words: structure, construction
Definition: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Usage: the structure consisted of a series of arches; she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
Definition: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
Usage: the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
Similar words: whole
Definition: all of something including all its component elements or parts
Usage: Europe considered as a whole; the whole of American literature
Synonyms: complex
Definition: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
Similar words: feeling
Definition: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
Usage: she had a feeling of euphoria; he had terrible feelings of guilt; I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
Synonyms: coordination compound, complex
Definition: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Similar words: compound, chemical compound
Definition: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Synonyms: complex
Definition: complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
Usage: a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody; a complex mass of diverse laws and customs
Similar words: analyzable, decomposable
Definition: capable of being partitioned
Similar words: convoluted, Byzantine, involved, knotty, tortuous, tangled
Definition: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Usage: the Byzantine tax structure; Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship; convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning; the plot was too involved; a knotty problem; got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering; Oh, what a tangled web we weave- Sir Walter Scott; tortuous legal procedures; tortuous negotiations lasting for months
Similar words: colonial, compound
Definition: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
Usage: coral is a colonial organism
Similar words: complicated
Definition: difficult to analyze or understand
Usage: a complicated problem; complicated Middle East politics
Similar words: composite
Definition: consisting of separate interconnected parts
Similar words: compound
Definition: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
Usage: soap is a compound substance; housetop is a compound word; a blackberry is a compound fruit
Similar words: daedal
Definition: complex and ingenious in design or function
Usage: the daedal hand of nature
Similar words: Gordian
Definition: extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'
Similar words: interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven
Definition: linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
Similar words: intricate
Definition: having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
Usage: intricate lacework
Similar words: mazy, labyrinthian, labyrinthine
Definition: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
Usage: a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths
Similar words: multifactorial
Definition: involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)
Similar words: multiplex
Definition: having many parts or aspects
Usage: the multiplex problem of drug abuse
Similar words: thickening
Definition: becoming more intricate or complex
Usage: a thickening plot