convoluted
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convoluted
- /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/ UK
- /ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/ UK
- /-vəʊ-/ UK
- /ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/ US
- /ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/ US
- [-ɾəd] US
adjective more convoluted · most convoluted
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Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
[B]y the means of theſe hooks, and Spikes it [a tapeworm in the intestines] might faſten it ſelf, and ſo prevent it's too eaſy ejection out of the body. For it being ſo very long, and large too, and it's body in many places winding, and convoluted, the deſcent of the fæces upon all occaſions would b
Similar: meandrine, obvolute, torquated, tortuous · Opposite: unconvoluted
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Complex, complicated, or intricate.
He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.
Similar: complex, complexed, complicate, complicated, convoluted, Gordian, involute, intricate, involutional, involved, knotty, labyrinthal · Opposite: unconvoluted
verb
- simple past and past participle of convolute
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Closest in meaning: tortuous, labyrinthine, coiled, complex, knotty, involved, intricate, byzantine, tangled, crooked, twisty, bent, sinuous, twisted, warped, complicated
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adj having numerous overlapping coils or folds
| Español | convoluto, convuelto |
|---|---|
| Português | convoluto |
| Français | convoluté, circonvolutif |
| Deutsch | gewunden |
| Italiano | convoluto, accartocciato, appallottolato, spiegazzato |
| Русский | изви́листый izvílistyj, кручёный kručónyj, вито́й vitój |
adj complex
| Español | convoluto, alambicado, complicado, enredado, enrevesado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 曲折 qūzhé |
| Português | complicado, enrolado, labiríntico |
| Français | alambiqué, compliqué, tortueux |
| Deutsch | verschlungen, verwickelt |
| Italiano | complicato, contorto, intricato, involuto, labirintico, tortuoso |
| Русский | изощрённый izoščrjónnyj, сло́жный slóžnyj, запу́танный zapútannyj |
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title = {convoluted},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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