Synonyms for convoluted
- adjective
Most common
labyrinthine tortuous complex complicated meandrine obvolute
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
- adj. 2
Complex, complicated, or intricate.
He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.
Related words
- Word family
- convolve convolute convolution
Example sentences
- complex The plants manufacture complex chemical compounds.
- complicated The problem's a little more complicated than that.
- tortuous The five-year civil war has seen plenty of tortuous battlefield ups and downs.
- labyrinthine Tatoeba is starting to look like one of Borges' labyrinthine libraries.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| convoluted | rising | |
| complex | steady | |
| complicated | steady | |
| tortuous | steady | |
| labyrinthine | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- knotty2
- 7 letters
- complex2, tangled2
- 8 letters
- involved2, tortuous3, obvolute
- 9 letters
- intricate3, byzantine3, meandrine, torquated
- 11 letters
- complicated4
- 12 letters
- labyrinthine4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knotty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- alambiqué