16
winding(noun, verb, adjective, change, twist)
15
tortuous(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, devious)
13
distortion(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes, misinterpretation)
12
turning(noun, verb, adjective, change, turn)
11
meandering(noun, verb, adjective, bent, crooked)
11
twist(noun, verb, change, shift, round)
10
zigzag(noun, adjective, side, bent, crooked)
9
curving(noun, verb, adjective, change, twist)
9
serpentine(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, sly)
8
twisty
8
crooked(adjective, bent, ambiguous, incidental, circuitous)
8
indirect(adjective, bent, crooked, devious, circuitous)
8
sinuous(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, devious)
7
anfractuous(adjective, winding)
7
bending(verb, adjective, obscure, bent, crooked)
7
circuitous(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, devious)
7
devious(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, incidental)
7
distorting(verb, adjective, perverting, misinterpreting)
7
labyrinthine(adjective, convoluted)
7
snaky(adjective, winding)
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