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 arrangements are becoming even more convoluted.
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ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The funds will come from the state’s convoluted cap-and-trade program, which makes emitters of greenhouse gases buy pollution credits.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
His convoluted math problem promised to keep the ceremony relatively short and to donate to a good cause.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The funds will come from the state’s convoluted cap-and-trade program, which makes emitters of greenhouse gases buy pollution credits.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
His convoluted math problem promised to keep the ceremony relatively short and to donate to a good cause.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoluted
Adjective
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Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Peter Hedges’s drama about a young recovering addict (Lucas Hedges) coming back unannounced to his family starts off promisingly, with Roberts’s supportive but wary character trying to manage her complicated feelings about her son’s return.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Defensive struggles are all connected, because football is beautifully intricate like that, but the secondary is a problem.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after its dawn, dresses produced by Paris’ leading fashion houses, such as Poiret, Chanel and Lanvin, were envisaged with the same geometric, linear designs and intricate decorations that were characteristic of the revolutionary movement.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Each human cell contains about two meters of DNA tightly folded in complex 3D structures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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To achieve this goal, the bank began strategically attracting ultrarich clients and offering them complex financial services.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Just as sophisticated as Hamas, which built hundreds of miles of underground tunnels as part of its preparations for war with Israel?—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Spanning the entire 54th floor of the sinuous Echo Brickell is one such mansion in the sky, this one a sophisticated assemblage of high-quality finishes and bold design.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Convoluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoluted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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