Tortuous synonyms

tôr'cho͝o-əs

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straight (antonym)
Not altered, embellished, or modified:
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twisting
Having many twists
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uninvolved (antonym)
Feeling or showing no interest or involvement; unconcerned:
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snaky
Cunningly treacherous or evil
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sinuous
Not straightforward; devious; crooked
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devious
Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
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perverse
Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
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tricky
Hard to deal with, complicated
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crooked (related)
Not straight; bent; curved; askew
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winding (related)
That winds, turns, coils, spirals, etc.
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wicked (related)
(Slang) Strikingly good, effective, or skillful:
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bent
Made curved or crooked; not straight
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circuitous
Of a long and winding route.
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complex
Not simple; involved or complicated
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complicated
Containing intricately combined or involved parts.
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convoluted
Extremely involved; intricate; complicated
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curved
Having a curve or curves.
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involved
Complicated; intricate:
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labyrinthine
Of or constituting a labyrinth
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roundabout
Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary; that does not do something in a direct way.
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sinuate
Having a wavy indented margin, as a leaf.
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spiral
Spiral is defined as something that circles around a center point, creating a two or three dimensional curve.
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zigzag
Having the form of a zigzag
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easy (antonym)
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
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straightforward (antonym)
The definition of straightforward is honest, direct and to the point.
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uncomplicated (antonym)
Not involving medical complications.
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direct (antonym)
In the line of descent; not collateral.
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untwisted (antonym)
twisted
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flexuous
Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.
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meandrous
(Of a path) winding, windy, having many bends.
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serpentine
Serpentine is defined as someone or something like a snake, or coiled and twisted like a snake.
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circular
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
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indirect
Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.
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oblique
The definition of oblique is slanted or tilted direction. It also refers to something that is misleading or not straight to the point.
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repetition (related)
Repeatedly curving in alternate directions
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byzantine
Of or belonging to the style of architecture developed from the fifth century ad in the Byzantine Empire, characterized especially by a central dome resting on a cube formed by four round arches and their pendentives and by the extensive use of surface decoration, especially veined marble panels, low relief carving, and colored glass mosaics.
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knotty
Full of knots.
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tangled
Complicated and difficult to unravel.
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voluminous
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
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torturous (related)
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tortuously (related)
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drawn-out (related)
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tedious (related)
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long-winded (related)
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Tortuous Sentence Examples

  • These rivers collect the drainage of the northern slopes of the Himalayas, and convey it, by long and tortuous although opposite routes, into India.

  • A striking contrast exists between the Moorish quarter, with its tortuous lanes and Oriental architecture, and the modern quarter, with its rectangular streets and wide open squares, frequently bordered with trees and adorned with fountains.

  • The streets are narrow, tortuous and inaccessible to carriages.

  • Though tortuous of access, the channels afford a clear passage of 27-35 ft.

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