Complexity

confounding

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Disapproving

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causing bewilderment or surprise

inscrutable

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Disapproving

Formal

extremely difficult or seemingly impossible to understand or interpret due to its unclear intent or cause

muddled

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lacking clarity or coherence

unfathomable

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Disapproving

Formal

impossible to comprehend

impenetrable

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extremely difficult to fully comprehend

labyrinthine

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Disapproving

Formal

complicated or difficult to follow, like a maze

recondite

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Disapproving

Formal

difficult to understand or obscure to most people due to its complexity

cinch

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Approving

Informal

an extremely easy task or something easily achieved

idiot-proof

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Approving

Informal

designed to be so simple that even someone with little knowledge or skill can use it without making mistakes

convoluted

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Disapproving

(of sentences, explanations, arguments, etc.) long and difficult to understand, often due to complexity or excessive detail