convolute
Roll tightly together
Convolute means to twist, coil, or roll together into a complex form.
The word appears most often as the adjective convoluted, describing something intricately folded or, more commonly, unnecessarily complicated: a convoluted plot, convoluted reasoning, convoluted bureaucratic procedures.
What's convoluted is hard to follow or untangle.
Curve winding around center
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- curlSpiral or loop form
- loopCurve closing on itself
scroll · gyre · corkscrew · furl · coil · ringlet · spring · tendril
Twist unnaturally
- writheTwist body in pain
- warpBend from true form
- distortTwist from original form
- knotTied rope fastening
tangle · braid · intertwine · entwine · meander · wind · fold · crimp
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
tangled · knotty · multilayered · tortuous · involved · entangled · dense · obscure
spiral
Curve winding around center
loop · scroll · gyre · corkscrew · furl · coil · ringlet · spring · tendril · wreathe
contort
Twist unnaturally
knot · tangle · braid · intertwine · entwine · meander · wind · fold · crimp · crinkle
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
byzantine · tangled · knotty · multilayered · tortuous · involved · entangled · dense · obscure · abstruse
- leaf foldingrevolute, imbricate, cochlear, decussate, fiddlehead
convolutesimplify
Make less complex
clarify · explain · straightforward · streamline · untangle
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