83 entries under complicated topic. ×

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thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
6
unclear(adjective, hard, obscure, rough, difficult)
5
disturbing(noun, adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
5
paradoxical(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
5
problematic(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, rough)
4
abstract(hard, obscure, complex, tricky)
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inscrutable(adjective, obscure, dark, sophisticated, mysterious)
4
tangled(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, complex)
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Byzantine(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
3
enigmatical(adjective, hard, difficult, strange, striking)
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hard(adjective, fancy, obscure, difficult, complex)
3
problematical(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
3
snarled
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unintelligible(adjective, hard, obscure, rough, difficult)
2
Gordian(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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awkward(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate)
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critical(difficulty, delicate, awkward)
2
delicate(hard, difficulty, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
2
elaborate(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
2
knotted
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