Synonyms for intricacy
Most common
complexity maze complication perplexity difficulty intricateness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Complexity — perplexity
complexity, complication, involution, maze, perplexity, entanglement, snarl
2. Elaboration
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Perplexity.
- n. 2
The state or quality of being intricate or entangled.
the intricacy of accounts
Forms
- Plural
- intricacies → complexities, complications, involutions, mazes…
Example sentences
- complexity The world is a place of seemingly infinite complexity.
- maze The centipede navigated the maze of fallen leaves.
- complication A new complication of coronavirus became apparent in the study.
- perplexity He laughed heartily at my perplexity.
- difficulty I had difficulty getting a ticket for the concert.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intricacy | steady | |
| complexity | rising | |
| maze | rising | |
| complication | steady | |
| perplexity | rising | |
| difficulty | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mesh1, maze1
- 5 letters
- snarl1
- 9 letters
- obscurity4
- 10 letters
- difficulty4, complexity4, involution, perplexity4
- 11 letters
- elaboration5
- 12 letters
- complication4, entanglement4
- 13 letters
- elaborateness, intricateness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obscurity4 = 4 syllables).