- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|253
- Abbreviations|0
45 entries under circuitous topic. ×
| circumlocutory(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse) | |
| roundabout(adjective, rambling, indirect, tortuous) | |
| indirect(adjective, rambling, tortuous, unintended) | |
| rambling(adjective, confused, ambiguous, talkative, incidental) | |
| discursive(adjective, confused, ambiguous, rambling, indirect) | |
| long-winded(adjective, style, words, excess, confused) | |
| circular(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| devious(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| oblique(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| tortuous(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, indirect) | |
| meandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| twisting(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental) | |
| ambiguous(adjective, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| crooked(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental) | |
| wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental) | |
| winding(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| zigzag(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental) | |
| collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental) | |
| erratic(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental) | |
| implied(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental) |
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