Definitions

high-tech

[hahy-tek] / ˈhaɪˈtɛk /

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complicated adj.
cutting edge adj.
elaborate adj.
intricate adj.
involved adj.
technical adj.
technology n.

ADJECTIVE

complicated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous convoluted difficult fancy hard intricate knotty perplexing problematic sophisticated troublesome

STRONG

elaborate entangled interlaced involved mixed puzzling

WEAK

Daedalean Gordian abstruse byzantine can of worms gasser labyrinthine mega factor recondite various wheels within wheels

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile nice plain simple straightforward uncomplicated

ADJECTIVE

cutting edge

Synonyms

STRONG

advanced current groundbreaking innovative latter-day modern new ultramodern

ADJECTIVE

elaborate

Synonyms

STRONG

busy complicated decorated detailed embellished exact fancy garnished imposing labored ornamented overdone overworked perfected refined sophisticated studied

WEAK

careful complex elegant extensive extravagant fussy highly wrought knotty labyrinthine luxurious many-faceted minute ornate ostentatious painstaking plush posh precise prodigious showy skillful thorough with all the extras with all the options with bells and whistles

Antonyms

STRONG

easy facile natural simple uncultured unrefined unsophisticated

WEAK

general normal plain regular uncomplicated unelaborate uninvolved usual

ADJECTIVE

intricate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baroque complex convoluted difficult labyrinthine sophisticated tangled tortuous tricky

WEAK

abstruse byzantine can of worms daedal entangled fancy hard involved obscure perplexing rococo

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apparent clear direct easy obvious plain simple straight straightforward uncomplicated

WEAK

methodical systematic understandable

ADJECTIVE

involved

Synonyms

STRONG

confusing convoluted elaborate muddled ramified sophisticated tangled winding

WEAK

Gordian byzantine complex difficult intricate knotty labyrinthine mazy tortuous

Antonyms

STRONG

clear simple

WEAK

blameless easy exonerated uncomplicated

ADJECTIVE

technical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

industrial mechanical professional scholarly scientific special specialized technological vocational

WEAK

abstruse methodological occupational restricted

Antonyms

WEAK

unmechanical untechnical

NOUN

technology

Synonyms

STRONGEST

automation machinery

STRONG

computers mechanics mechanization robotics telecommunications

WEAK

applied science electronic components hi tech high tech industrial science scientific know-how scientific knowledge technical knowledge

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high-tech

Host Kate Lindsay talks with writer Stephanie Murray about the unexpected challenges of relying on a low-tech device in a high-tech world.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Around the corner, a humming high-tech machine presses glass into lenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jyoti was diagnosed with dementia five years ago, and they are now part of an NHS trial using high-tech devices to help patients live at home safely.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

His high-tech resource was the bulky but immensely helpful Thomas Bros. guide to the streets and highways of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

By 2006, police cars had begun to get more and more high-tech.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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