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Circuitous

🔄 Synonyms of "Circuitous"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
devious	Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
indirectnoun	Not direct:
roundaboutnoun	(chiefly UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia and sometimes US, especially New England) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
roundabout	Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
indirect	Not direct:
devious	Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
tortuous	(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
long-winded	Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
obtuse	Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
circumferential	(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
circumforaneous	Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumlocuitous	Characterised by circumlocution.
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.
circumambulatorynoun	That is circumambulating.
direct	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
circumlocutory	Characterised by circumlocution; overly wordy
ramblingnoun	A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
circumlocutionary	(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
circumbendibusnoun	(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
sequaciousnoun	(Of people) Likely to follow, conform, or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led.
circumlocutive	Employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.
straight	Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
periphrastic	Expressed in more words than are necessary.