English adjective: convoluted | |||
1. | convoluted rolled longitudinally upon itself | ||
Samples | A convolute petal. | ||
Synonyms | convolute | ||
Similar | coiled | ||
Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
Antonyms | uncoiled, straight | ||
2. | convoluted highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||
Samples | The Byzantine tax structure. Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship. Convoluted legal language. Convoluted reasoning. The plot was too involved. A knotty problem. Got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering. Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Tortuous legal procedures. Tortuous negotiations lasting for months. | ||
Synonyms | Byzantine, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous | ||
Similar | complex | ||
Antonyms | simple | ||