intricacy

1 something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business Synonyms of intricacy complexity, complicacy, convolution, difficulty, complicationWords Related to intricacy aftereffect, ramification, side effect (also side reaction); subtlety, technicality; annoyance, bitch, bother, headache, inconvenience, matter, trouble

2 the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects the intricacy of the puzzle requires close concentration Synonyms of intricacy complexness, complicacy, complicatedness, complication, elaborateness, complexity, intricateness, involution, knottiness, sophisticationWords Related to intricacy diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, multifariousness; impenetrability, incomprehensibility, inexplicabilityNear Antonyms of intricacy simplification; homogeneity, uniformityAntonyms of intricacy plainness, simpleness, simplicity