intricacies

noun

plural of intricacy
as in complexities
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business

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Recent Examples of intricacies Its uniquely wide view will also help scientists decode the intricacies of dark matter and dark energy while perhaps clearing up some contradictions about our universe that scientists have been scratching their heads over for decades. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Johnson also wants his QB1 to make the next jump with some of the intricacies involved with coverage recognition. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The intricacies of the interpersonal dynamics and conversational turns in the scene ground the dispute in emotion, and two characters who were once at odds find common ground. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 The intricacies of state voter ID laws, student voting advocates point out, can trip up many of the country's least experienced voters. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 The complex intricacies of language manifested on Eimbcke’s first bilingual set. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 As teams continue to host training camp in unusual locations, and as the NFL continues to schedule games over seas, this year’s jock tax has numerous intricacies that affect a player’s after-tax salary income. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Such federal funding intricacies could seem far removed from the denizens of a tent city under the highway in San Diego. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 Those of us who attended a Southern university are aware of the hilarious intricacies of the experience. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intricacies
  1. complexities
  2. complications
  3. difficulties
Noun
  • If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Commercial property management is its own profession with its own language, priorities, financial drivers and legal complexities.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of complexities
Noun
  • While the investigation continues, the sardine deaths have caused other complications.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There were also legal complications over the film rights until Schwarzenegger convinced Carolco Pictures, the studio behind Total Recall (1990), to buy everyone out and hire Cameron to make Judgment Day.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of complications
Noun
  • If stress itself is taken as evidence that a relationship is unhealthy, the normal difficulties of human interaction begin to look pathological.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Nigeria will rejoin FTSE Russell's frontier market equity indexes on September 21, reversing its 2023 removal due to foreign exchange repatriation difficulties.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of difficulties

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“Intricacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intricacies. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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