Circuitous
Circuitous adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Usage example: we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway
Winding is a synonym for circuitous in devious topic. In some cases you can use "Winding" instead an adjective "Circuitous", when it comes to topics like indirect, twisted, roundabout.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crooked and circuitous
- crooked and winding
- wandering and circuitous
- wandering and winding
- sinuous and circuitous
- sinuous and winding
- devious and circuitous
- devious and winding
- indirect and circuitous
- indirect and winding
- tortuous and circuitous
- tortuous and winding
- rambling and circuitous
- rambling and winding
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