convoluted
extremely complicated and difficult to follow
Word origin: From Latin convolvere, to roll together.
Convoluted in a sentence
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The plot grew so convoluted that readers lost track of the characters.
The contract's convoluted clauses made it nearly impossible for an ordinary buyer to know what rights were being waived.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “convoluted” well
Convoluted carries a faintly negative tone, suggesting needless complexity rather than admirable intricacy. It pairs with tangled and labyrinthine, all of which imply difficulty in following.
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