Synonyms: convoluted, Byzantine, involved, knotty, tortuous, tangled
Definition: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Usage: the Byzantine tax structure; Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship; convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning; the plot was too involved; a knotty problem; got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering; Oh, what a tangled web we weave- Sir Walter Scott; tortuous legal procedures; tortuous negotiations lasting for months
Similar words: complex
Definition: complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
Usage: a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody; a complex mass of diverse laws and customs
Synonyms: convolute, convoluted
Definition: rolled longitudinally upon itself
Usage: a convolute petal
Similar words: coiled
Definition: curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
Usage: a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck