complexly

In tangled fashion

In a complex manner—with intricacy, multiple interconnected parts, or layers of meaning.

The plot unfolds complexly, with flashbacks nested inside flashbacks.

The adverb appears most often in academic or technical writing: These factors interact complexly with one another.

intricate

intricately

With complex detail

interwoven · knotty · tangled · byzantine · tortuous · serpentine · intertwined · ramified · webbed · meshed

structured

systematically

In organized, planned fashion

compositionally · multipart · modular · networked · branching · interdependent · polymorphic · multivariable · recursive · dynamically

nuanced

subtly

With quiet nuance

textured · multidimensional · ambiguously · implicitly · delicately · gradated · variegated · finely · deftly · allusively

sophisticated

sophisticatedly

In refined, worldly manner

eruditely · cerebrally · analytically · theoretically · conceptually · academically · learnedly · profoundly

Opposites
manner of intricacy

complexlysimply

In plain terms

plainly · straightforwardly · basically · uncomplicated · elementarily

manner of directness

complexlysimply

In plain terms

directly · straightforwardly · clearly · easily · transparently

Phrases
Family

complex, complexity, complexities, complexed

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G