convoluted

adjective

con·vo·lut·ed ˈkän-və-ˌlü-təd

Synonyms of convoluted next

: having convolutions

a ram with convoluted horns

: involved, intricate

a convoluted argument

Example Sentences

At base stands a profound respect for the integrity of history and the complex and convoluted relationship between present and the past. —

Ira Berlin, New York Times Book Review, 9 Sept. 2001 They are pictures of convoluted tree trunks on an island of pink wave-smoothed stone … —

Margaret Atwood, Harper's, August 1990 … she has been fashioning sequences of plans too convoluted to materialize … —

Joseph Heller, God Knows, 1984 To therapists, stepfamilies may present convoluted psychological dilemmas … —

Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Family Politics, 1983 a convoluted explanation that left the listeners even more confused than they were before

Recent Examples on the Web The changes aim to straighten out a convoluted leadership structure. —

Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023 The changes aim to straighten out a convoluted leadership structure. —

Jonel Aleccia, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023 Chief among them is their valiant, onesie-wearing spiritual leader of sorts, named Dangerous Beans — a convoluted explanation is given, typical of Pratchett’s taste for rambling shaggy-dog asides — and winningly voiced by David Tennant. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023 Yet it was perfectly suited to the sly, cryptic tidings of his lyrics, which might invoke romance, dreams, spiritual quests or the convoluted plotting of film noir. —

Jon Pareles, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023 Ninas and Ginos and Ninos and Elenas, each with slippery intentions and a convoluted family history, proliferate. —

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2023 For instance, Western classifications of the Middle East, which have never been consistent or accurate, don’t come close to representing the convoluted history and politics of the region. —

Meaghen Brown, Outside Online, 12 July 2021 Three other kidney tumours showed the same degree of bewildering variety and convoluted history. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2012 Over in the Midway District, the city’s convoluted attempts at redevelopment exasperated, among others, the San Diego Loyal men’s soccer club CEO. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023 See More

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