more elaborate

ADJECTIVE

intricate; involved

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 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

Antonyms

STRONG

easy facile natural simple uncultured unrefined unsophisticated

WEAK

general normal plain regular uncomplicated unelaborate uninvolved usual

Example Sentences

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more elaborate

The firm calls this the inference paradox: Cheaper AI tokens invite more elaborate work, rather than smaller bills.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

She also upped the production from her last Brat tour, with more elaborate staging, numerous costume changes, dramatic pyro and strobe lighting, and she was accompanied by a host of dancers and a live band.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Aperol offered a recognisable glass, an easy-to-reproduce recipe, and a market position midway between beer or wine and more elaborate cocktails.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

He also likes to host more elaborate dinner parties and game nights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

As the day went on, the story behind the picture grew more elaborate.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot