intricate

Meaning

Adj

1. Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
2. (archaic) Difficult to disentangle, puzzle apart, or resolve; enigmatic, obscure.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To become enmeshed or entangled.
2. (transitive) To enmesh or entangle: to cause to intricate.

Synonyms

complicated

complex

involved

elaborate

sophisticated

tangled

knotty

entangled

difficult

involute

perplexed

fine

convoluted

fanciful

puzzling

quaint

detailed

ingenious

mazy

implex

minute

confused

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thorny

tricky

troublesome

vexatious

fine-spun

wimpled

abstruse

fancy-pants

anfractuous

difficult to understand

esoteric

fantastical

far reaching

hard

inextricable

jewellery

labyrinthine

messy

mingled

multiple

odd

perplexing

precise

queer

recondite

rococo

secret

㊙️

sinuous

Translations

compliqué

complexe

kompliziert

intricato

intrincado

ingewikkeld

gecompliceerd

tortueux

scrupulosa

aufwendig

complicato

intricat

confus

😕

πολύπλοκος

embrouillé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/

Etymology

From Middle English intricat(e) (“entangled, intricate”), from Latin intrīcātus, perfect passive participle of intricō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).