complicated

How many syllables in complicated?

  4 syllables

Divide complicated into syllables:   com-pli-cat-ed
How to pronounce complicated:   kom-pli-key-tid
How to say complicated:

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Synonyms for complicated


1 syllable
  • dense
  • tough
  • hard
2 syllables
  • complex
  • knotty
  • ornate
  • thorny
  • involved
  • messy
  • tangled
  • tricky
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
  • full of twists and turns
  • problematical
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