complexity

complexity
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable, enormous, extraordinary, extreme, great, immense
▪ full, sheer
▪

Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.

▪ growing, increasing
▪ bewildering
▪ unnecessary
▪ added
▪ biological, economic, linguistic, structural, technical
▪

The critics failed to understand the structural complexities of the novel's language.

▪ emotional, psychological
… OF COMPLEXITY
▪ degree, level
VERB + COMPLEXITY
▪ convey, demonstrate, illustrate, reflect, reveal, show
▪

It is difficult to convey the sheer complexity of the situation.

▪ emphasize, highlight, underscore (AmE)
▪

The video emphasizes the complexity of this debate.

▪ capture
▪

The author has managed to capture the complexity of this man.

▪ create
▪

These programs create additional complexities to the pricing system.

▪ appreciate, grasp, recognize, understand
▪ underestimate
▪ explore
▪

a love story which explores the complexities of emotional infidelity

▪ explain
▪ address, handle
▪ increase, reduce
COMPLEXITY + VERB
▪ arise (from sth)
PREPOSITION
▪ of … complexity
▪

a pay system of unnecessary complexity


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