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Common collocations with complicated in American Collocation

complicated adjective

US /ˈkɑmplɪˌkeɪtəd/

very

extremely
fiendishly
highly
horrendously
hugely
immensely
incredibly
particularly
really
very

This immensely complicated process is only partially understood.

rather

fairly
pretty
quite
rather
relatively
somewhat

The design looks quite complicated, but it’s actually very simple.

too

impossibly
needlessly
overly
too
unnecessarily

The rules are unnecessarily complicated and difficult to understand.

system

procedure
process
rules
system

He uses simple sketches to explain complicated processes.

situation

affair
business
case
issue
matter
problem
question
situation
things

In reality, things are slightly more complicated.

subject

area
subject

This is a complicated subject, and it deserves a thorough explanation.

set of lines, shapes or colours

arrangement
design
pattern

The model of the ancient city shows complicated arrangements of buildings, trees, and gardens.

story

plot
story

This is an excellent but quite complicated story.

calculation

calculation
equation
formula

It is very easy to make mistakes if you are working with complicated equations.

appear
be
become
get
grow
look
make something
prove
seem
sound

The political situation here will become more complicated.

The process of complaining is made unnecessarily complicated.

This matter is proving more complicated than we expected.