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knotty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of knotty

1 having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated

the knotty problems that arise when every nation is part of the global marketplace

Synonyms of knotty

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

Words Related to knotty

overcomplex, overcomplicated

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

challenging, difficult, tough

impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible

Near Antonyms of knotty

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried

Antonyms of knotty

noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

2 requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

the candidates cautiously gave their views on an array of knotty issues

Synonyms of knotty

catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy [chiefly British], hairy, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricksy, tricky

Words Related to knotty

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, hard, intricate, involved, recondite, serious

problem, scabrous, stubborn, troublesome, troublous, vexatious, vexing, worrisome

burdensome, demanding, discommoding, exacting, exhausting, importunate, inconvenient, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful

Near Antonyms of knotty

easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematic

Synonym Discussion of knotty

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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