Complicated
Complicated adjective - Having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated.
Usage example: a complicated apparatus
Simple
Simple adjective - Involving minimal difficulty or effort.
Usage example: I got all of the answers right because it was such a simple test
Complicated is an antonym for simple in topics: uncomplicated, clear, childlike, feeble-minded, uncluttered.
Both words in one sentence
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We never learn what happened to Haddock on his mission or how he arrived in Khemed... other than that it's "simple and complicated" at the same time.
Source: Franchise / Tintin - Herge lampshades this by never even explaining why Haddock suddenly shows up: Haddock is always interrupted, when he tries to tell his story and only manages to say that it is "simple and complicated at the same time"
- Leigh-Allyn Baker appears for have professional dance training, and Amy Duncan tries to teach her family simple and complicated dance moves and routines in an episode when she wants them to do a song and dance number for her hospital's fundraiser.
Source: The Cast Showoff
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