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ambiguous(complex, immoral, crooked, complicated)
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intricate(obscure, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
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snaky(straight, repetition, twisted, convolution)
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complex(difficult, sophisticated, involved, dense)
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knotty(obscure, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
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mazy(obscure, complex, sophisticated, crooked)
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rambling(obscure, sophisticated, bent, complicated)
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tangled(obscure, difficult, complex, sophisticated)
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twisty
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bent
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deceitful
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tricky(difficult, complex, sophisticated, involved)
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wandering(complex, ambiguous, rambling, intricate)
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ambagious
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circular(straight, ambiguous, rambling, devious)
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circumlocutory(tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
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curvy
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meandrous(straight, repetition, twisted, winding)
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oblique(straight, bent, devious, indirect)
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deceptive
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