COMPLICATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMPLICATION?

Need another word that means the same as “complication”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “complication” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Complication” are: ramification, complicatedness, knottiness, tortuousness, difficulty, problem, issue, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, barrier, impediment, complexity, intricacy, convolution, convolutedness, elaboration

Complication as a Noun

Definitions of "Complication" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “complication” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.
• A development that complicates a situation.
• Puzzling complexity.
• A secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one.
• An involved or confused condition or state.
• The act or process of complicating.
• Any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease.
• A situation or condition that is complex or confused.

Synonyms of "Complication" as a noun (17 Words)

barrier	Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective. Intolerance is a barrier to understanding.
complexity	The state or quality of being intricate or complicated. He enjoyed the complexity of modern computers.
complicatedness	A remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration.
convolutedness	The action of coiling or twisting or winding together.
convolution	The state of being or process of becoming coiled or twisted. The flexibility of the polymer chain allows extensive convolution.
difficulty	A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one’s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome. They agreed about the difficulty of the climb.
elaboration	The result of improving something. The concept needs more elaboration than a short essay allows.
hurdle	A horse race over a series of hurdles. A handicap hurdle.
impediment	Any structure that makes progress difficult. A serious impediment to scientific progress.
intricacy	Marked by elaborately complex detail. The intricacy of the procedure.
issue	Supplies as food or clothing or ammunition issued by the government. Raising awareness of environmental issues.
knottiness	Puzzling complexity.
obstacle	An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented. Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one s advancement.
problem	An inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate a fact, result, or law. What s the problem.
ramification	The act of branching out or dividing into branches. A coronary angiogram showed ramification of the right coronary artery close to the ostium.
stumbling block	An unsteady uneven gait.
tortuousness	A tortuous and twisted shape or position.

Usage Examples of "Complication" as a noun

• There is a complication concerning ownership of the site.
• Bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis.
• Her coming was a serious complication.
• She developed complications after the surgery.
• To add further complication, English-speakers use a different name.

Associations of "Complication" (30 Words)

accompanying	Following or accompanying as a consequence. Owning a home brings with it a horde of accompanying expenses.
arise	(of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent. New difficulties had arisen.
cause	Cause to do cause to act in a specified manner. He had no cause to complain.
challenge	Issue a challenge to. Incumbent Democrats are being challenged in the 29th district.
consequent	(of a stream or valley) having a direction or character determined by the original slope of the land before erosion. You ve got a university place consequent on your exam results.
consequential	Resulting from an act, but not immediately and directly. A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.
difficulty	The state or condition of being difficult. Had difficulty walking.
dilemma	State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options. The insoluble dilemma of adolescence.
earthshaking	Sufficiently significant to affect the whole world. Earthshaking proposals.
factorize	Resolve (a polynomial) into factors. F factorizes completely into linear factors.
inconvenience	To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. The inconveniences of life in a remote city.
incur	Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to. I will pay any expenses incurred.
insurmountable	Impossible to surmount. Insurmountable disadvantages.
malaise	A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify. A society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise.
malfunction	A failure to function normally. A computer malfunction.
momentous	Of very great significance. A momentous decision.
nuisance	A bothersome annoying person. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.
perturb	Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom. She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill.
plight	A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty.
predicament	A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. Finds himself in a most awkward predicament.
problem	A proposition in which something has to be constructed. Urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog.
quandary	A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one. A legal quandary.
ramification	An arrangement of branching parts. An extended family with its ramifications of neighbouring in laws.
resolve	Settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter. Alpha zein is often resolved into two major size components.
serious	Completely lacking in playfulness. Gave me a serious look.
setback	An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. A serious setback for the peace process.
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. The government s policies ran into trouble.
troubleshoot	Analyse and solve serious problems for a company or other organization. When managers troubleshoot it strengthens the whole team.
turbulent	(of air or water) moving unsteadily or violently. Her turbulent emotions.
unsolved	Not solved. Many crimes remain unsolved.