roundabout

¹round·about

adjective \ˈrau̇n-də-ˌbau̇t\

Definition of ROUNDABOUT

: circuitous, indirect <had to take a roundabout route>

— round·about·ness noun

Examples of ROUNDABOUT

1. He took a roundabout route to town.
2. In a roundabout way, he told me that my help was not wanted.

First Known Use of ROUNDABOUT

1608

Related to ROUNDABOUT

Synonyms

circuitous, circular, indirect

Antonyms

direct, straight, straightforward

Related Words

crooked, curvy, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisting, winding; meandering, rambling, wandering; circumlocutory, long-winded, prolix, verbose; deceitful, deceptive, devious, dishonest, duplicitous, insidious, misleading, sneaky, underhand, underhanded; calculating, crafty, cunning, subtle, tricky

Near Antonyms

candid, forthright, frank, honest, open, plain, unconcealed, undisguised

Rhymes with ROUNDABOUT

all get-out, autoroute, bring about, carryout, carry out, cast about, come about, cutthroat trout, diner-out, down-and-out, duke it out, Eagle Scout, falling-out, figure out, follow out, gadabout, get about, go about, golden trout, gut it out, gutter out, hammer out, have it out, how about, infield out, inside out, just about, knockabout, layabout, long-drawn-out, muster out, odd man out, out-and-out, put about, rainbow trout, report out, rouseabout, roustabout, runabout, rural route, sauerkraut, set about, speckled trout, spit it out, stirabout, talent scout, turnabout, walkabout, waterspout, water sprout

²roundabout

noun

Definition of ROUNDABOUT

1

: a circuitous route : detour

2

British : merry-go-round

3

: a short close-fitting jacket worn by men and boys especially in the 19th century

4

British : rotary 2

First Known Use of ROUNDABOUT

1755