TORTUOSITY Synonyms
2 hypernyms for tortuosity. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TORTUOSITY
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| crookedness | noun n | |||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles • the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||||||
| tortuousness | noun n | |||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • puzzling complexity | ||||||
| circuitousness | noun n | |||||
noun • The state of being roundabout, indirect or not to the point. | ||||||
| complexity | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being intricate and compounded | ||||||
| indirectness | noun n | |||||
noun • having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | ||||||
| intricacy | noun n | |||||
noun • marked by elaborately complex detail | ||||||
| meandering | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of a path e.g. | ||||||
| serpentine | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • resembling a serpent in form | ||||||
| sinuousness | noun n | |||||
noun • having bends (especially of streams and roads) | ||||||
| twisting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||
| windiness | noun n | |||||
noun • a mildly windy state of the air • boring verbosity | ||||||
| winding | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of winding or twisting adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends • of a path e.g. | ||||||
| convolutedness | noun n | |||||
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| convolutions | noun n | |||||
noun • the shape of something rotating rapidly • a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain • the action of coiling or twisting or winding together | ||||||
| contortion | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) • a tortuous and twisted shape or position | ||||||
| torsion | noun n | |||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • a twisting force | ||||||