involute

involute

adjective

Definition of INVOLUTE

1

having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated <the novel's deliberately involute plot is intended as a brainteaser for readers>

Synonyms baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled

Related Words overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible

Near Antonyms oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvaried

Antonyms noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

2

turning around an axis like the thread of a screw <the chambered nautilus is readily identified by its involute seashell>

Synonyms coiling, corkscrew, helical, involute, screwlike, winding

Related Words circular; curling, curving, swirly, twisting

Near Antonyms lineal, linear, right, straight