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involute

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of involute

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

Words Related to involute

overcomplex, overcomplicated

composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied

challenging, difficult, tough

impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible

Near Antonyms of involute

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried

Antonyms of involute

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 of involute

coiling, corkscrew, helical, screwlike, spiral, winding

Words Related to involute

curling, curving, swirly, twisting

Near Antonyms of involute

lineal, linear, right, straight

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