knotty vs involved

knotty and involved both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knotty	No	Yes	No	No
involved	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, knotty and involved are synonyms defined as:

knotty and involved: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Other synonyms of knotty include Byzantine, convoluted, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous.

knotty (adjective)	involved (adjective)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious	connected by participation or association or use
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots	emotionally involved
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe	highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
tangled in knots or snarls	enveloped
	entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire