intricate | ||
1. | [ adjective ] highly involved or intricate | |
Synonyms: | tangled tortuous knotty labyrinthine convoluted involved Byzantine | |
Examples: | "the Byzantine tax structure" "convoluted reasoning" "intricate needlework" "the plot was too involved" "a knotty problem" "labyrinthine maneuvering" "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott |
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Related terms: | complex | |
2. | [ adjective ] marked by complexity and richness of detail | |
Synonyms: | elaborate luxuriant | |
Examples: | "an elaborate lace pattern" |
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Related terms: | fancy | |
Similar spelling: |
intricately intrinsic intricacy Indriidae intrinsical intrastate intractable intrigue intertribal intriguer intriguing intertrigo interim intercalate indurate in_turn |