Object

• matter: To further complicate matters there are two sewer levels.

• situation: The presence of other children sharing one or both parents might further complicate the situation.

• it's: When it comes to choosing your mortgage however, always seeks independent advice â itâs too complicated a decision to go it alone.

Subject

• fact: The position in the present case is complicated by the fact that there are two frauds involved.

• presence: The solution is complicated by the presence of lawyer media assumed to extend to infinity.

• arrival: Charlie gets knocked about as a set-up is suspected and a rooftop chase follows, much complicated by the arrival of the Keystone cops.

• infection: She had a prolonged recovery period complicated by infection.

Modifying Another Word

• unnecessarily: Why is it all so bloody, unnecessarily complicated?

• overly: They can be overly complicated, and people consider the prospect of their money being tied up for decades unattractive and inflexible.

• fiendishly: WORKING out how much money you will have in retirement is fiendishly complicated.

• needlessly: Why do people make their travel arrangements needlessly complicated?

Used with why or when

• What: Far too simplified A little condescending Pitched just right Hard work Far too complicated What could improve this page?

Infinitive complement

• explain: Actions and resources It can become complicated to explain exactly how young children learn in all their areas of development.

Preposition: by

• fact: The position in the present case is complicated by the fact that there are two frauds involved.

• presence: The solution is complicated by the presence of lawyer media assumed to extend to infinity.

• arrival: Charlie gets knocked about as a set-up is suspected and a rooftop chase follows, much complicated by the arrival of the Keystone cops.

• infection: She had a prolonged recovery period complicated by infection.