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as in intricate; involved

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more elaborate

adjective as in intricate; involved

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

  • careful
  • complex
  • elegant
  • extensive
  • extravagant
  • fussy
  • high tech
  • 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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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