Byzantine and Tortuous

Byzantine

Byzantine adjective - Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.
Usage example: Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship

Tortuous is a synonym for Byzantine in complex topic. In some cases you can use "Tortuous" instead an adjective "Byzantine".

Nearby Word: Byzantium

Tortuous

Tortuous adjective - Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.
Usage example: tortuous legal procedures

Byzantine is a synonym for tortuous. You can use "Byzantine" instead an adjective "Tortuous".

Nearby Words: torturous, tort, tortuosity, tortuously
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