1
reticent
1
rhetorical(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
roundabout unintended(expression, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
secondary(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
sidelong(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
1
sigmoid
1
sinister(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
snaking(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
snaky
1
sneaking(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
sneaky(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
subsidiary(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
talky(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
tautologic
1
tautological(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
torsional
1
turning
1
twisty
1
underhand(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous, tortuous)
1
unintelligible
11 years ago|6.6k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). circumlocutory thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/circumlocutory/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "circumlocutory thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/circumlocutory/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, circumlocutory thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/circumlocutory/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "circumlocutory thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/circumlocutory/thesaurus/synonyms>