Synonyms of intricacy

intricacy

noun

ˈin-tri-kə-sē 

1

as in complexity

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult

just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complexity
• difficulty
• complication
• convolution
• complicacy
• headache
• subtlety
• fly in the ointment
• ramification
• matter
• technicality
• side effect
• trouble
• aftereffect
• annoyance
• inconvenience
• bitch
• bother

2

as in complexness

the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects

the intricacy of the puzzle requires close concentration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complexity
• complexness
• sophistication
• elaborateness
• involution
• complicatedness
• complication
• heterogeneity
• diversity
• complicacy
• knottiness
• intricateness
• multifariousness
• incomprehensibility
• impenetrability
• inexplicability
• heterogeneousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplicity
• simplification
• uniformity
• plainness
• simpleness
• homogeneity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intricacy

A lot of my friends, some of them love WWE and all the intricacies of that world. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

The rookies, of which the Dolphins drafted an NFL-high 13 players, could be considered a bit naive to the intricacies of an NFL season. — Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Its uniquely wide view will also help scientists decode the intricacies of dark matter and dark energy while perhaps clearing up some contradictions about our universe that scientists have been scratching their heads over for decades. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The intricacies of the interpersonal dynamics and conversational turns in the scene ground the dispute in emotion, and two characters who were once at odds find common ground. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026