Qualities

Synonyms for elaborate

Two senses of elaborate live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

detailed

Same sentence, swapped: The detailed register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for elaborate as it is used in the sentence above.

luxuriant
superb
artificial

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

marked by complexity and richness of detail

An elaborate lace pattern.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

luxuriant

Same sentence, swapped: An luxuriant lace pattern.

Close but different

superb
thorough
artificial

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Closest first: other qualities words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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