80 entries under complicated topic. ×

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baffling(hard, tough, awkward, vague, subtle)
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effortful(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward, demanding)
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hidden(hard, cunning, sneaky, covert)
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mystifying(adjective, hard, difficult, awkward)
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puzzling(adjective, hard, false, awkward, vague)
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tangled(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
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vexing(hard, irritating, annoying, disorderly)
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abstract(hard, vague, subtle, indefinable)
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annoying(irritating, disorderly, unruly, tiresome)
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barbed(thorny, spiky, spiny)
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baroque(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated, involved)
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bewildering(hard, false, awkward, uneasy, ambiguous)
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brambly(thorny, spiky, spiny)
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briery(thorny, spiky, spiny)
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bristly(thorny, spiky, spiny)
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can of worms(expression, adjective, idiom, difficult, complex)
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confounding(hard, false, ambiguous, deceptive)
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confusing(hard, false, awkward, uneasy, ambiguous)
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convoluted(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated, involved)
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echinated(thorny, spiky, spiny)
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