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tortuous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tortuous

marked by a long series of irregular curves

a tortuous mountain road marked by numerous hairpin turns

Synonyms of tortuous

bending, crazy, crooked, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windy

Words Related to tortuous

zigzag, zigzagging

circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling

circuitous, indirect, roundabout

meandering, rambling, wandering

irregular, jagged, uneven

Near Antonyms of tortuous

Antonyms of tortuous

straight, straightaway

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