roundabout

¹round·about

adj \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

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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