Complicate and Oversimplify

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Complicate

Complicate verb - To make complex or difficult.
Usage example: the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule
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Oversimplify is an antonym for complicate.
Nearby Words: complex, complication, complicity, complicacy, complice

Oversimplify

Oversimplify verb - Simplify to an excessive degree.
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Complicate is an antonym for oversimplify.
Nearby Words: oversimplified, oversimplification, oversimplifying
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