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KNOTTIEST Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word knottiest. (exact relations)
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intricate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

thorny
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bristling with perplexities

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

baffling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

byzantine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it

• of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

noun

• a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

adjective satellite

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

convoluted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• rolled longitudinally upon itself

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

elusive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to describe

• skillful at eluding capture

• difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

gnarled
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

gnarly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

involved
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• connected by participation or association or use

adjective satellite

• entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

• emotionally involved

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

• enveloped

knobbed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

knotted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• tied with a knot

• used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

labyrinthine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear

adjective satellite

• resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

problematic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• open to doubt or debate

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

problematical
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• open to doubt or debate

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

snarled
verbv
adjective satellite

• tangled in knots or snarls

snarly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tangled in knots or snarls

tangled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• in a confused mass

adjective satellite

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

tortuous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

• marked by repeated turns and bends

• not straightforward

tough
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

noun

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

adjective satellite

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Alternatives for INTRICATE

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