/ Thesaurus / O Synonyms of oedipal complex Find synonyms for: Noun1. Oedipus complex, Oedipal complex, complexusage: a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolvedWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ontiguous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language