Tortuous : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'tortuous': discover synonyms for the word tortuous, such as twisty or labyrinthine.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as tortuous. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "tortuous": twisty and labyrinthine.


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Synonyms for tortuous sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for tortuous Degree of synonymy of tortuous Frequency in the language
twisty
   39979 0.24  
labyrinthine
   39978 0.04  
crooked
   39977 5.69  
convoluted
   39977 0.27  
winding
   39970 1.96  
knotty
   39964 0.14  
complex
   39961 13.12  
involved
   39960 67.94  
intricate
   39957 1.04  
indirect
   39919 0.41  
twisting
   39882 2.18  
byzantine
   39662 0.43  
tangled
   29979 2.55  
twisted
   29979 10.59  
sinuous
   29977 0  
circuitous
   29964 0.04  
roundabout
   29964 0.43  
complicated
   29961 27.16  
burdensome
   29957 0.02  
laborious
   29955 0.12  

Lexical field of "tortuous"

twisty
labyrinthine
crooked
convoluted
winding
knotty
complex
involved
intricate
indirect
twisting
byzantine
tangled
twisted
sinuous
circuitous
roundabout
complicated
burdensome
laborious
arduous
difficult
painful
hard
long-winded
cruel
windy
tortive
twistical
tortile
anfractuous
tortuose
subconvoluted
twiddly
twistful
zigzagging
curly
ravelled
twiny
snaky
throward
contortionate
tortulous
labyrinthal
wreathy
tangly
wrong
voluble
turny
prickly