Allay and Complicate

Opposite meaning words

Allay verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

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Complicate is an antonym for allay.

Nearby Word: allaying

Complicate verb - To make more severe.

Usage example: asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis

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Allay is an antonym for complicate.

allay little

complicate little

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Complicate and Allay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allay/complicate

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