How to Use "Complicated" with Example Sentences

complicated (adj): hard to understand

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Used with verbs:

"She is a complicated person."
(be: is/am/are)

"The math problem sounds complicated."
(sounds, looks, seems)

"Their relationship became complicated."
(became, got)

Used with adverbs:

"The math problem is extremely complicated."
(extremely, very)

"My homework is fairly complicated."
(fairly, a little)

"The situation is highly complicated."
(highly, incredibly, terribly)

"She is making things too complicated."
(too, overly, unnecessarily)

"Her cell phone is a little complicated."
(a little, slightly)

Used with nouns:

"The teacher gave us a complicated equation."
(equation, problem, task)

"He is in a complicated situation."
(situation)

"Farming can be complicated work."
(work)

"We followed the complicated recipe."
(recipe, process)

"She and her father have a complicated relationship."
(relationship)