Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for complex
The synonym for complex recorded in this bank is composite, in the sense "a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for complex
- compositenoun, in the sense "a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and complex carries one sense so far.
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
The complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town.
The true synonym
composite
Same sentence, swapped: The composite of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot complex is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- unit
- jungle
- possession
Where complex turns up in the game
complex is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where complex is the trap
- severeadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is terrible, in the sense "intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality", and complex is one of the three tiles that lose.
- twistedadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is distorted, in the sense "having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented", and complex is on the board beside it.
- delicateadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is touchy, in the sense "difficult to handle", with complex sitting one tile away.
- severeadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is spartan, in the sense "unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment", and complex is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play complex
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so complex reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. complex carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.