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involved

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of involved

1 having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated

  • a remarkably involved story for a writer so young
Synonyms of involved

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

overcomplex, overcomplicated

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

challenging, difficult, tough

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

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried
Antonyms of involved

noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

2 made or done with great care or with much detail

  • very involved descriptions of every last detail of the lavish wedding
Synonyms of involved

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

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 involved

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

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

no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated

Synonym Discussion of involved

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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