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. Courtney Baker:

   From that first visit, we dreaded our appointments. The most difficult time in my life was made nearly unbearable because you never told me the truth. My child was perfect, i’m not angry. I’m not bitter. I’m just really sad. I’m sad the tiny beating hearts you see every day don’t fill you with a perpetual awe. I’m sad the intricate details and the miracle of those sweet little fingers and toes, lungs and eyes and ears don’t always give you pause. I’m said you were so wrong to say a baby with Down syndrome would decrease our quality of life. And I’m heartbroken you might have said that to a mommy even today. But I’m mostly sad you’ll never have the privilege of knowing my daughter, Emersyn.

2. Kathleen Goforth:

   My husband was an incredibly, intricate blend of toughness and gentility, he was who you wanted for a friend, a colleague and a neighbor. However, it was I who was blessed so richly that I had the privilege of calling him my husband and my best friend.

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. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

   Your intricate love reminds me how great I want to be.

5. Regina Rice:

   Ernie Banks was an intricate part of my life for over twelve( 12) years. Ernie Banks trusted me to carry out Ernie Banks wishes, some during his lifetime and others after Ernie Banks life. Ernie Banks made me promise to adhere to Ernie Banks wishes and I am determined to do just that, it is understandable that Ernie's family is concerned at this very sad time. However, the record and those closest to Ernie Banks will dispel any iota of concern regarding my relationship with Ernie Banks and Ernie Banks trust in me to carrying out Ernie Banks wishes.