Complicate
Complicate verb - To make more severe.
Usage example: asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis
Help is an antonym for complicate.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Complicate is an antonym for help.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Immigration quotas complicate the love plot, which is resolved with the help of a TV western.
Source: Unintentional Period Piece -
Lampshaded by Burt when they finally come to him for help and ask what they should do:Burt: Do what you do best: find something simple, and complicate it!
- Things complicate when the jewel thief "White Glove" becomes involved, and King Kong eventually decides to amend for his old ways and help the team recover the diamonds.
Source: Film / Aces Go Places
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