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convoluted
extremely complex and difficult to follow
Synonyms
- intricate
- tangled
- complicated
Antonyms
- simple
- straightforward
- clear
convoluted in a sentence
The lawyer's convoluted explanation left the jury more confused than before.
The novel's plot grew so convoluted by the final chapters that readers needed a chart to track every character.
Where it comes from
From Latin convolutus 'rolled together, coiled'
Memory hook
CONVOLUTED sounds like a coiled knot of wires all tangled together.
Read it in context
- The Eastern Turn History
- The Moraine Calendar Nature
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