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
Ease
Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.
Usage example: measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour
Complicate is an antonym for ease.
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Ease and Complicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicate/ease
Complicate & Ease. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicate/ease>.
Ease or Complicate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicate/ease.
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