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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Styles says anchoring the tour in this way allows him to put on more elaborate shows, while protecting his and his band's health.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The study warns that conspiracy theories may also become more elaborate when AI companions help users build increasingly complex explanations around them.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

But some entrepreneurs have also identified business opportunities, including food sellers who offer hungry drivers bread and bananas, or more elaborate meals of spicy biryani rice.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, collectible buckets will only grow more elaborate, with light-up features, custom molds and limited-run designs tied to premieres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“Uh . . . not really,” I said, realizing that I probably should’ve bothered to concoct a more elaborate cover story.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs