STRAIGHTFORWARDS Antonyms
straightforward
Best Opposite Words For STRAIGHTFORWARDS
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| complex | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts noun • a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts • a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated • (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior • a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures adjective satellite • difficult to analyze or understand | ||||||
| complicated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • difficult to analyze or understand | ||||||
| confusing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing confusion or disorientation • lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | ||||||
| convoluted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • rolled longitudinally upon itself • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||||||
| devious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course | ||||||
| elusive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • difficult to describe • skillful at eluding capture • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| indirect | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination • descended from a common ancestor but through different lines • extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action adjective satellite • having intervening factors or persons or influences • not as a direct effect or consequence | ||||||
| labyrinthine | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear adjective satellite • resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||||||
| obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
