Synonyms & related words for intricacy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of intricacy — including complexity, complexness, reconditeness, knottiness, complication, involution. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to intricacy

Explore words related to intricacy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include elaborateness, complicacy, intricate, trickiness, intricately, elaboration, subtleties, complicated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for intricacy

Common synonyms for intricacy include complexity, complexness, reconditeness, knottiness, complication, involution, abstruseness, arduousness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does intricacy come from?

The word intricacy breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tric-, from Latin tricae (“entanglements, troubles”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.