| meandering(adjective, irregular, crooked, ambiguous, incidental) |
| serpentine(noun, adjective, ambiguous, incidental, spiral) |
| twisting(verb, adjective, irregular, crooked, ambiguous) |
| convolution(noun, wave, loop, spiral, curlicue) |
| indirect(adjective, irregular, crooked, inclined, rambling) |
| serpenting |
| slithering |
| sneaking(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous) |
| tortuous(adjective, irregular, crooked, ambiguous, inclined) |
| winding(noun, adjective, loop, ambiguous, incidental) |
| zigzag(verb, adjective, irregular, round, side) |
| ambiguous(adjective, rambling, incidental, circuitous, twisting) |
| ancillary(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous) |
| circuitous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, twisting) |
| circular(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous) |
| circumlocutory(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous) |
| coil |
| coiling |
| collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous) |
| complicated(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous) |