What does convoluted mean?
Definitions for convoluted
ˈkɒn vəˌlu tɪdcon·vo·lut·ed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word convoluted.
Princeton's WordNet
convolute, convolutedadjective
rolled longitudinally upon itself
"a convolute petal"
Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuousadjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
"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"
Wiktionary
convolutedadjective
Having numerous overlapping coils or folds.
convolutedadjective
Complex, intricate or complicated.
He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Convolutedpart.
Twisted; rolled upon itself.
This differs from Muscovy-glass only in this, that the plates of that are flat and plain, whereas these are convoluted and inflected. John Woodward, on Fossils.
ChatGPT
convoluted
Convoluted generally refers to something that is highly complex, complicated or intricate, often excessively so to the point that it's difficult to understand or follow. This term can be used to describe anything from thoughts or ideas, to plans or systems, or even physical forms such as organ structures. It can also imply the presence of numerous twists, turns, or complications.
Webster Dictionary
Convolutedadjective
having convolutions
Convolutedadjective
folded in tortuous windings
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of convoluted in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of convoluted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of convoluted in a Sentence
I don't think the science is clear of what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural. It's convoluted, for the people to say the science is decided on this is really arrogant, to be honest with you.
Look, first of all, the climate is changing. I don’t think the science is clear what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural. It’s convoluted. And for the people to say the science is decided on, this is just really arrogant, to be honest with you, it's this intellectual arrogance that now you can’t even have a conversation about it. The climate is changing, and we need to adapt to that reality.
I've been very frustrated with the convoluted messaging out of the CDC and the The FDA, everybody should get the booster after six months. The data is incredibly clear that it increases your personal protection level -- that's why my parents got it, I got it, my family members got it.
Health care has been very slow to embrace and adopt technology, all of the big tech firms have looked at health care as an area they can get into and make better. But then they see how complicated it is. There are privacy issues, and an insanely convoluted payment system.
Once again, the Trump White House is tip-toeing around big pharma with a spectacularly pinched and convoluted proposal that excludes insulin and has no actual implementation date.
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- ملتفArabic
- complicat, enrevessatCatalan, Valencian
- stočenýCzech
- indvikletDanish
- gewunden, verwickeltGerman
- kunvolvitaEsperanto
- enrevesado, complejo, complicadoSpanish
- پیچیدهPersian
- monimutkainen, mutkikas, kierteinenFinnish
- convoluté, compliqué, alambiquéFrench
- membelitIndonesian
- involutoItalian
- מְפוּתָלHebrew
- 複雑なJapanese
- ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದKannada
- perplexisLatin
- ingewikkeldeDutch
- zawiłyPolish
- circinalPortuguese
- întortocheatăRomanian
- кручёный, витой, запутанный, извилистый, сложныйRussian
- замршенSerbo-Croatian
- inveckladSwedish
- சுருண்டதுTamil
- ซับซ้อนThai
- anlaşılması güçTurkish
- گنجلکUrdu
- קאַנוואַלוטאַדYiddish
- 令人费解Chinese
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