ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIintricate
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intricate
Meaning: having many complexly arranged parts or details
intricate in a sentence
How intricate is used in real sentences:
The jeweler carved an intricate pattern into the tiny silver locket.
The tapestry displayed an intricate web of threads, each color representing a different chapter of the kingdom's history.
“The birds slipped through intricate tangles of thorn, where crossing stems hid both fruit and predators.”
— from the passage The Winter Choice
Synonyms for intricate
Other words for intricate — elaborate, complex and detailed — carry the same meaning.
- elaborate
- complex
- detailed
Antonyms of intricate
Words that mean the opposite of intricate:
- simple
- plain
- straightforward
Where it comes from
From Latin intricare 'to entangle', from tricae 'trifles, perplexities'
Memory hook
IN-TRICK-ate — an intricate puzzle is full of tricky, tangled parts.