Complex vs. Sophisticated

Complex vs. Sophisticated — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Complex and Sophisticated

Complexadjective

Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

a complex being; a complex idea

Sophisticatedadjective

Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan.

Complexadjective

Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

Sophisticatedadjective

Elegant, refined.

Complexadjective

(mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is a square root of −1.

complex function

Sophisticatedadjective

Complicated, especially of complex technology.

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Complexadjective

(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Sophisticatedadjective

Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral.

Complexnoun

A problem. en

Sophisticatedadjective

Dishonest or misleading.

Complexnoun

A network of interconnected systems.

military-industrial complex

Sophisticatedverb

simple past tense and past participle of sophisticate

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Complexnoun

A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

Sophisticatedadjective

having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir faire;

sophisticated young socialitesa sophisticated audiencea sophisticated lifestylea sophisticated book

Complexnoun

An assemblage of related things; a collection.

Sophisticatedadjective

ahead in development; complex or intricate;

advanced technologya sophisticated electronic control system

Complexnoun

(psychology) A psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.

Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.

Sophisticatedadjective

marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel;

the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopoliteurbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris

Complexnoun

An organized cluster of thunderstorms.

Sophisticatedadjective

intellectually appealing;

a sophisticated drama

Complexnoun

(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.

Complexnoun

(math) A complex number.

Complexverb

To form a complex with another substance

Complexverb

(transitive) To complicate.

Complexnoun

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts;

the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town

Complexnoun

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

Complexnoun

(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

Complexnoun

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

Complexadjective

complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts;

a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melodya complex mass of diverse laws and customs