Synonyms for intricate
ˈɪn trɪ kɪtin·tri·cate

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1. intricate

   That is complex which is made up of several connected parts. That is compound in which the parts are not merely connected, but fused, or otherwise combined into a single substance. In a composite object the different parts have less of unity than in that which is complex or compound, but maintain their distinct individuality. In a heterogeneous body unlike parts or particles are intermingled, often without apparent order or plan. Conglomerate (literally, globed together) is said of a confused mingling of masses or lumps of various substances. The New England pudding-stone is a conglomerate rock. In a complex object the arrangement and relation of parts may be perfectly clear; in a complicated mechanism the parts are so numerous, or so combined, that the mind can not readily grasp their mutual relations; in an intricate arrangement the parts are so intertwined that it is difficult to follow their windings; things are involved which are rolled together so as not to be easily separated, either in thought or in fact; things which are tangled or entangled mutually hold and draw upon each other. The conception of a material object is usually complex, involving form, color, size, and other elements; a clock is a complicated mechanism; the Gordian knot was intricate; the twining serpents of the Laocoon are involved. We speak of an abstruse statement, a complex conception, a confused heap, a heterogeneous mass, a tangled skein, an intricate problem; of composite architecture, an involved sentence; of the complicated or intricate accounts of a great business, the entangled accounts of an incompetent or dishonest bookkeeper.

   Synonyms:
   abstruse, complex, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, entangled, heterogeneous, involved, manifold, mingled, mixed, multiform, obscure, tangled

   Antonyms:
   clear, direct, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uncombined, uncompounded, uniform, unraveled

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1. intricate

   Synonyms:
   complicated, involved, mazy, labyrinthine, entangled, tortuous

   Antonyms:
   simple, uninvolved, plain, direct, obvious

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1. intricateadjective

   having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

   "intricate lacework"

   Antonyms:
   simple

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1. full of detail

   not simple, lots of parts, not very common

   the answers were intricate and long.

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

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1. intricateadjective

   Synonyms:
   entangled, complicated, involved, perplexed, obscure, difficult

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1. intricateadjective

   Synonyms:
   complicated, entangled, involved, labyrinthian, mazy

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1. List of paraphrases for "intricate":

   complex, complicated, convoluted, inextricable, intractable

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1. Oliver Sacks:

   The brain is the most intricate mechanism in the universe, i couldn't imagine spending my life with kidneys.

2. Marlon Beard:

   It's really basically your worst nightmare to lose an intricate part of your family.

3. Justin Sattina:

   You don’t get the benefit of that if you (drive to the hospital), even if it's true that you arrive at the front door a little quicker, it disrupts what’s really an intricate and adjusted process of caring for acute stroke patients.

4. Swizz Beatz:

   We are definitely about to launch Verzuz Ladies because we feel the women play such an intricate part in creativity, period, verzuz Ladies are going to participate in a major, major way.

5. Christen Kuikoua:

   eschew the desire for simplicity, and set your sights on fortitude’s ascent. Embrace obstacles, for within them lie the seeds of boundless potential. Rather than yearning for ease, crave the wisdom to navigate the labyrinth of challenges, and in their conquering, unveil the profound artistry of life’s intricate design.”