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tortuous

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore T words

full of twists, turns, or complicated indirectness

Word origin: From Latin torquere, to twist.

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In a sentence

Tortuous in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing tortuous in a sentence.

The tortuous mountain road forced drivers to slow to a crawl at every bend.

The treaty's tortuous ratification process wound through four committees and two constitutional challenges.

Synonyms
windingcircuitousconvolutedmeandering
Antonyms
straightdirectstraightforward
Usage & nuance

Using “tortuous” well

Tortuous means full of twists, turns, or complicated indirectness, applied to roads or to reasoning. Do not confuse it with torturous, which means causing pain or torment.

Common questions

Questions about “tortuous

Tortuous (adjective) means full of twists, turns, or complicated indirectness
Here is tortuous used in an example sentence: "The tortuous mountain road forced drivers to slow to a crawl at every bend." Another example: "The treaty's tortuous ratification process wound through four committees and two constitutional challenges."
Common synonyms for tortuous include winding, circuitous, convoluted, meandering.
Antonyms of tortuous include straight, direct, straightforward.
Clusters with winding, circuitous, and convoluted in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms straight, direct, and straightforward mark the opposite, and torturous is a classic look-alike trap.
Yes. Tortuous is a high-frequency GRE word, so it is worth prioritising as you build your vocabulary.

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