Question

A student is revising the sentence below:

The complicated design of these decorations on the entryway may be one of the most important elements of its architecture.

Based on the context of this sentence, which would be the best synonym for complicated?

Challenging—backbreaking or demanding

Difficult—hard to do, or carry out; arduous

Elaborate—marked by complexity, full of detail or ornate

Involved—marked by extreme and often unneeded complexity

Answer 1

elaborate best fits this sentence

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Elaborate—marked by complexity, full of detail or ornate

Step-by-step explanation:

In language, a synonym refers to a word or term with similar or identical meaning to another word. In the sentence presented the word "complicated" is used to describe the design of the decorations " The complicated design of these decorations" in terms of architecture, this suggests "complicated" refers to very detailed or elaborated rather than to challenging or difficult as it describes the complexity of decorations. Thus, the best synonym or the word that has the same meaning that "complicated" in this context is "Elaborate—marked by complexity, full of detail or ornate".