20
hard(adjective, difficult, complex, grand, involved)
20
inextricable(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
composite(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
perplexed(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
ponderous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
problematic(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, intricate)
19
rough(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
tangly(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
toilsome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, exertion)
18
ambitious(adjective, hard, ability, difficult, complex)
18
anfractuous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
sheer(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, delicate)
18
sinuous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, intricate)
18
tricky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
17
detailed(adjective, close, complete, complex, full)
16
Rococo(adjective, fancy, delicate, complex, special)
16
develop(verb, form, take, close, get)
16
enlarge(verb, change, increase, open, develop)
16
expand(verb, change, increase, develop, progress)
10 years ago|23k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). elaborate thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/elaborate/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "elaborate thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/elaborate/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, elaborate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/elaborate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "elaborate thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/elaborate/thesaurus/synonyms>