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Complicated vs Supercomplicated - What's the difference?

complicated | supercomplicated |

As adjectives the difference between complicated and supercomplicated

is that complicated is difficult or convoluted while supercomplicated is (informal) very complicated.

As a verb complicated

is (complicate).

complicated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Difficult or convoluted.
    • It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.
  • *
    • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […]  Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
  • (Biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).

    • Antonyms

    * simple

    Verb

    (head)
  • (complicate)
    • The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.

    supercomplicated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Very complicated.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 13, author=David Colman, title=He Puts Lids on His Excitement, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“Life is supercomplicated , and if you’re a Type A person, you want containment, to have, you know, control, whether it’s an illusion or reality.” }}