39 entries under ambiguous topic. ×

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crooked(adjective, mean, fake, base, false)
18
underhand(adjective, honest, corrupt, dishonest, cunning)
16
circuitous(adjective, straight, deviation, bent, crooked)
15
tortuous(adjective, straight, bent, crooked)
12
sneaky(adjective, honest, false, dishonest, cunning)
11
duplicitous(noun, adjective, mean, fake, honest)
10
winding(adjective, bent, incidental, circuitous)
9
erratic(adjective, irregular, unsettled, purpose, unpredictable)
8
sinuous(adjective, bent, crooked, incidental)
8
zigzag(adjective, side, deviation, bent, crooked)
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circular(adjective, straight, rambling, indirect)
7
serpentine(adjective, cunning, bent, crooked)
7
twisting(adjective, bent, crooked, incidental)
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meandering(adjective, irregular, bent, crooked)
6
wandering(adjective, unsettled, purpose, bent)
5
complicated(complex, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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sidelong(rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
4
discursive(deviation, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
obscure(adjective, humble, distant, minor, private)
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circumlocutory(adjective, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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