Complex
Delicate
Delicate adjective - Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling.
Usage example: the delicate challenge of inviting two people who don't like each other to the same party
Complex and delicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complex" instead an adjective "Delicate".
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately
Both words in one sentence
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What follows is a complex and delicate battle of Verbal Judo between the two powers as they try to be allies while saving face.
Source: I Know You Know I Know -
For example, one can marvel at both the visual beauty of a rainbow in addition to being, or even because they are in awe of the complex and delicate interplay of factors that allows it to exist.
Source: Measuring the Marigolds -
Anything more could do damage due to the delicate, complex nature of the human psyche.
Source: Literature / Robots and Empire
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Delicate or Complex. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complex/delicate.
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