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

The Athletic explains the intricacies of the rule and why Bellingham stayed on the pitch. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 June 2026

The incredible intricacy of setting each stone in an ombré pattern on its 18-karat- white-and-yellow-gold frame took 2,860 hours of labor. — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

Priced around $325, it's recommended served neat to appreciate its intricacies. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

And then there’s a lot of intricacies within there. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026