Complication
Complication noun - Something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult.
Usage example: the food allergies of the guests were just another complication for the couple trying to plan their wedding reception
Trouble is a synonym for complication. In some cases you can use "Trouble" instead a noun "Complication".
Trouble
Trouble noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Usage example: hoping that the doctor will be able to accurately diagnose my trouble
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disorder and complication
- disorder and trouble
- disease and complication
- disease and trouble
- illness and complication
- illness and trouble
- upset and complication
- upset and trouble
- bother and complication
- bother and trouble
- trial and complication
- trial and trouble
- matter and complication
- matter and trouble
How words are described
| particular | particular complication | particular trouble |
| initial | initial complication | initial trouble |
| severe | severe complication | severe trouble |
| big | big complication | big trouble |
| Other adjectives: great, serious, little, slight, main, major, possible, minor, unnecessary, further, extra, significant, unwanted, added. | ||
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Trouble and Complication. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complication/trouble
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