compliant, a. [yielding], [obedient], tractable, [submissive], [flexible].

complicated, a. [complex], [intricate], involved, entangled, complicate.

complication, n. [intricacy], [entanglement], involution, [complexity], [snarl], [confusion], imbroglio. Antonyms: disentanglement, simplicity.

composure, n. [self-possession], [calmness], sedateness, equanimity.

compound, n. [combination], [mixture], concoction, amalgamation, intermixture, conglomeration, farrago, [medley], synthesis, salmagundi, [jumble], olio, [hodgepodge], olla podrida.

comprehend, v. [understand], fathom, [grasp]; embrace, [comprise], embody, [contain].

comprehension, n. [understanding], [apprehension]. Antonyms: incomprehension, inapprehension.

comprise, v. [comprehend], [include], embrace, involve, [contain], embody.

compulsion, n. [constraint], [coercion], [obligation], coaction. Antonyms: [discretion], spontaneity, volition, election, [free-will].

compulsory, a. constraining, coercive, [obligatory], [unavoidable]. Antonyms: [optional], [discretional], elective.