Qualities
Synonyms for elaborate
Synonyms for elaborate: detailed, luxuriant, ornate and refine. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 4 synonyms for elaborate
Interchangeable with elaborate, one per sense
Audited under elaborate's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one elaborate carries in that sense.
- detailedadjective, in the sense "developed or executed with care and in minute detail"
- luxuriantadjective, in the sense "marked by complexity and richness of detail"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name elaborate as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
The first group is filed under elaborate's own senses. The second reach elaborate from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.
The true synonym
detailed
Same sentence, swapped: The detailed register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot elaborate is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- luxuriant
- superb
- artificial
marked by complexity and richness of detail
An elaborate lace pattern.
The true synonym
luxuriant
Same sentence, swapped: An luxuriant lace pattern.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where elaborate stands in the sentence above.
- superb
- thorough
- artificial
Where elaborate turns up in the game
elaborate is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where elaborate is the trap
- obfuscateverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is obscure, in the sense "to make something unclear, often deliberately", with elaborate sitting one tile away.
- superbadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is brilliant, in the sense "of surpassing excellence", and elaborate is one of the three tiles that lose.
- knottedadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is gnarly, in the sense "used of old persons or old trees", and elaborate is on the board beside it.
- equivocateverb, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is prevaricate, in the sense "to use ambiguous language to avoid committing to a clear position", with elaborate sitting one tile away.
Play elaborate
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so elaborate reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. elaborate carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.