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
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Recent Examples of convoluted
The plot is convoluted, hectic, and crowded with deadpan supporting players who keep things amusing, and the scenework—framed like portraiture—is stunning.
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Other officials in favor of these changes have criticized the existing process that families must navigate to access special ed as convoluted and inequitable.
—Julie Kim, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
With a ridiculously huge cast including Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Michelle Gellar, a convoluted conspiracy plot and a musical number with Justin Timberlake, the film captures something about 21st century America that few others manage.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
At some point, however, the lottery got addicted to growth: Powerball, Mega Millions, additional drawings, ballooning jackpots, convoluted games, fifty-dollar scratch-offs, hundred-dollar scratch-offs.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Other officials in favor of these changes have criticized the existing process that families must navigate to access special ed as convoluted and inequitable.
—Julie Kim, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
With a ridiculously huge cast including Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Michelle Gellar, a convoluted conspiracy plot and a musical number with Justin Timberlake, the film captures something about 21st century America that few others manage.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
At some point, however, the lottery got addicted to growth: Powerball, Mega Millions, additional drawings, ballooning jackpots, convoluted games, fifty-dollar scratch-offs, hundred-dollar scratch-offs.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoluted
Adjective
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Some say the video represents a rising crime problem in the city, but crime statistics paint a more complicated picture.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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In interviews with more than 30 lawmakers, political figures, supporters, friends, and critics, Mamdani emerges as both more interesting and more complicated than the caricatures suggest.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many companies have intricate criteria for funding projects and almost none for killing them.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Metallic gold elements, cotton jacquards and intricate embroideries are central to the romantic theme.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tariffs, trade wars and economic uncertainty complicate operations and planning.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Now, sometimes the people or circumstances around us complicate that endeavor.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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As valuations soar, however, the teams become way more complex to buy and sell.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Those on the other side of the equation—the fraudsters—are sophisticated actors and are willing to dedicate time and money to see a scam through.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nearly three decades later, Daft Punk arguably upped the ante with its sophisticated synthesizer opus for the franchise’s second film, 2010’s Tron: Legacy, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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