Circuitous
Circuitous adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Incident and circuitous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incident" instead an adjective "Circuitous".
Incident
Incident adjective - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.
Circuitous and incident are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circuitous" instead an adjective "Incident".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In one particular incident, he created a machine that could remove zinc from water as the first stage of a circuitous plot that even he couldn't remember all the details of.
Source: Misapplied Phlebotinum
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