Indirect
Indirect adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Usage example: a long-winded, indirect answer to a very simple question
Twisting and indirect are semantically related in roundabout topic. In some cases you can use "Twisting" instead an adjective "Indirect", when it comes to topics like snake-like.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- circular and indirect
- circular and twisting
- crooked and indirect
- crooked and twisting
- wandering and indirect
- wandering and twisting
- sinuous and indirect
- sinuous and twisting
- devious and indirect
- devious and twisting
- tortuous and indirect
- tortuous and twisting
- twisted and indirect
- twisted and twisting
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Twisting and Indirect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect/twisting
Indirect & Twisting. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect/twisting>.
Twisting or Indirect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect/twisting.
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