Synonyms of convoluted

convoluted

adjective

ˈkän-və-ˌlü-təd 

as in complicated

having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated

a convoluted explanation that left the listeners even more confused than they were before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicated
• intricate
• complicate
• complex
• sophisticated
• tangled
• labyrinthine
• elaborate
• byzantine
• baroque
• knotty
• involved
• labyrinthian
• difficult
• varied
• involute
• daedal
• multifaceted
• mixed
• heterogeneous
• multifarious
• overcomplicated
• challenging
• composite
• incomprehensible
• overcomplex
• unintelligible
• inexplicable
• compound
• tough
• unfathomable
• multipart
• multibranched
• impenetrable
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simple
• plain
• uncomplicated
• simplistic
• simplified
• noncomplex
• homogeneous
• uniform
• noncomplicated
• oversimplified
• unvaried

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convoluted

Its aimless, contrived, misogynistic, convoluted, messy, overtly long, abysmal, repetative, slow, shallow, and downright awful. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The current system — in which the federal government taxes a state’s residents and then gives some of that money back to fund programs that the states already administer — is convoluted and wasteful. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Regardless of whether players and fans believe the series features one Link or multiple Links across the convoluted timeline posited in the Hyrule Historia, each of these games ends at a moment of frustrated erotic climax. — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2026

Parton’s path to a childfree existence was fairly convoluted in the way that bodies so often make things. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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