complex: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 20 letter points · starts with C · ends with X
Meaning of complex
adj
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Example: a complex being; a complex idea
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
Example: complex number
Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
Example: complex function
Listed forms: complexer, complexest.
Source: Wiktionary — complex.
noun
A network of interconnected systems.
Example: military–industrial complex
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An assemblage of related things; a collection. An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
Listed forms: complexes, complices.
Source: Wiktionary — complex.
verb
- intransitive
To form a complex with another substance.
- transitive
To complicate.
Listed forms: complexes, complexing, complexed.
Source: Wiktionary — complex.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for complex.
adjective
difficult to analyze or understand
noun
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
noun
a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- coordination compound
noun
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- building complex
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of complex
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + L(1) + E(1) + X(8) = 20 points.
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Anagrams of complex
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from complex
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