24
tortuous(adjective, obscure, straight, sophisticated, bent)
20
meandering(noun, verb, adjective, obscure, sophisticated)
19
twisting(noun, verb, adjective, change, twist)
16
serpentine(adjective, straight, bent, crooked, repetition)
14
sinuous(adjective, obscure, straight, sophisticated, bent)
11
anfractuous(adjective, straight, bent, repetition, warped)
11
turning(noun, verb, adjective, change, twist)
11
zigzag(noun, adjective, side, bent, ambiguous)
10
convoluted(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, complicated, twisting)
10
labyrinthine(adjective, convoluted)
10
wandering(adjective, complex, ambiguous, rambling, intricate)
9
bending(noun, verb, adjective, sign, rush)
9
crooked(adjective, irregular, bent, ambiguous, incidental)
9
flexuous(adjective, straight, repetition, convolution)
9
indirect(adjective, irregular, bent, crooked, devious)
9
rambling(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, bent, complicated)
9
twist(noun, movement, change, sign, rush)
9
twisted(adjective, convolution)
8
circuitous(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, bent, ambiguous)
8
twisty
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