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the plot thickens
humorousDefinition
› said when a situation suddenly becomes more complicated or mysterious: "Now there are two men phoning her up all the time." "The plot thickens!"ComplexityDifficult to understand
(Definition of the plot thickens from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -faceted suffix
- a paper chase idiom
- advanced adjective
- all-singing adjective
- be more to sth than meets the eye idiom
- bleeding-edge adjective
- compound adjective
- compound noun (COMBINATION)
- convoluted adjective
- elaborate adjective
- equation noun (COMPLEX SITUATION)
- fancy adjective (DECORATIVE)
- finicky adjective
- high-tech adjective
- indirect adjective (NOT OBVIOUS)
- multifaceted adjective
- multifarious adjective
- ornate adjective
- serpentine adjective
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