CONVOLUTED
Dictionary entry overview: What does convoluted mean? • CONVOLUTED (adjective)
The adjective CONVOLUTED has 2 senses:
1. rolled or coiled together
2. highly complex or intricate
Familiarity information: CONVOLUTED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONVOLUTED (adjective)
Meaning:
Rolled or coiled together
Context example:
a convoluted shell
Similar:
coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))
Meaning:
Highly complex or intricate
Synonyms:
tortuous; convoluted; tangled; Byzantine; knotty; involved
Context examples:
the Byzantine tax structure / 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
Similar:
complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)
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