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intricate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of intricate

1 having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated

  • an intricate machine that requires some training to use it properly
Synonyms of intricate

baroque, byzantine, complex, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
Words Related to intricate

overcomplex, overcomplicated

composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied

challenging, difficult, tough

impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible
Near Antonyms of intricate

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried
Antonyms of intricate

noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

2 made or done with great care or with much detail

  • an intricate hairstyle that requires far too much maintenance to suit my taste
Synonyms of intricate

complex, complicated, detailed, elaborate, fancy, involved, sophisticated
Words Related to intricate

elegant, exquisite, grand, magnificent, ornate, splendid

chichi, extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly, gimmicked (up), grandiose, ostentatious, overwrought, showy, souped-up

Byzantine, convoluted, involute, involuted, labyrinthian, labyrinthine
Near Antonyms of intricate

modest, plain, plain-Jane, plain-vanilla, uncomplicated

bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished
Antonyms of intricate

no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated

Synonym Discussion of intricate

complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure.
    • a complex recipe
complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining.
    • complicated legal procedures
intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately.
    • an intricate web of deceit
involved implies extreme complication and often disorder.
    • a rambling, involved explanation
knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable.
    • knotty ethical questions

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