Convoluted
adjective
Something that is complex and difficult to follow.
Solving the puzzle can be a convoluted process.
Often appears as...
- convoluted process
- convoluted argument
adjective
Twisted or coiled shape or form.
The pattern of the convoluted brain was interesting
Often appears as...
- convoluted brain
- convoluted form
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
His argument was so convoluted that no one understood him.
Often appears as...
- convoluted logic
- convoluted reasoning
adjective
Something that is complex and difficult to follow.
Solving the puzzle can be a convoluted process.
Often appears as...
- convoluted process
- convoluted argument
adjective
Twisted or coiled shape or form.
The pattern of the convoluted brain was interesting
Often appears as...
- convoluted brain
- convoluted form
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
His argument was so convoluted that no one understood him.
Often appears as...
- convoluted logic
- convoluted reasoning
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Complex Descriptions
Use 'convoluted' to describe situations or ideas that are overly complex.
The plot of the movie was so convoluted that viewers got confused.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotations
'Convoluted' often suggests that something is unnecessarily complicated.
The instructions were convoluted and made assembling the furniture frustrating.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarify Complexity
Use 'convoluted' when you need to emphasize that something is hard to understand.
His explanation was so convoluted that I had to ask for a simpler version.
Pro Tip 1/3Complex Descriptions
Use 'convoluted' to describe situations or ideas that are overly complex.
The plot of the movie was so convoluted that viewers got confused.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotations
'Convoluted' often suggests that something is unnecessarily complicated.
The instructions were convoluted and made assembling the furniture frustrating.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarify Complexity
Use 'convoluted' when you need to emphasize that something is hard to understand.
His explanation was so convoluted that I had to ask for a simpler version.
Pro Tip 1/3Complex Descriptions
Use 'convoluted' to describe situations or ideas that are overly complex.
The plot of the movie was so convoluted that viewers got confused.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotations
'Convoluted' often suggests that something is unnecessarily complicated.
The instructions were convoluted and made assembling the furniture frustrating.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarify Complexity
Use 'convoluted' when you need to emphasize that something is hard to understand.
His explanation was so convoluted that I had to ask for a simpler version.
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Finding life we can't...
up with something like this and it says something complicated with lots and lots of concepts who on earth would write something as convoluted and complex and inane it's actually you know a really really important set of concepts so I'm highlighting just a few words and saying
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Finding life we can't...
you throw away. And then you might come up with something like this. And it says something complicated with lots and lots of concepts. Who on Earth would write something as convoluted and complex and inane? Oh, it's actually a really, really, important set of concepts.
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The language of lying —...
But it's still worthwhile to be aware of telltale clues, like minimal self-references, negative language, simple explanations and convoluted phrasing. It just might help you avoid an overvalued stock, an ineffective product, or even a terrible relationship.
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What makes something...
rooted in the nonsensical logic of the situations described. So on the one hand, it's easy to recognize the Kafkaesque in today's world. We rely on increasingly convoluted systems of administration that have real consequences on every aspect of our lives.
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What "Orwellian" really...
or making atrocities sound acceptable by burying them in euphemisms and convoluted sentence structures. But even more mundane abuses of language can affect the way we think about things. The words you see and hear in everyday advertising
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Inside the ant colony -...
When two ants meet, they sense each other by touching antennae. If there are many ants in a small area this will happen more often causing them to respond by moving in more convoluted, random paths in order to search more thoroughly.
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Fact-checking the Bible...
the kind of wholesome unified you know exciting Bible that they actually believed him and not the kind of messy convoluted fascinating Bible we actually have now it worked we went three seasons the debut of our show had the highest
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Four billion years of...
without understanding evolution the right way. Misunderstanding it has led to many convoluted and corrupted views of how we should treat other life on earth, and how we should treat each other in terms of race and gender.
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After the Avalanche:...
and I was elated to see that ridge ahead of us, until I realized there was no way that we were gonna climb that. We kept going, 'cause you have to try, you have to try, but in my brain, it was so convoluted.
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How to write like the...
However, there’s an important balance to strike between being clever and being confusing. Nobody wants to read a predictable mystery, but if things get too convoluted you can lose your reader altogether.
Video examples
Finding life we can't...
up with something like this and it says something complicated with lots and lots of concepts who on earth would write something as convoluted and complex and inane it's actually you know a really really important set of concepts so I'm highlighting just a few words and saying
Video examples
Finding life we can't...
you throw away. And then you might come up with something like this. And it says something complicated with lots and lots of concepts. Who on Earth would write something as convoluted and complex and inane? Oh, it's actually a really, really, important set of concepts.
Video examples
The language of lying —...
But it's still worthwhile to be aware of telltale clues, like minimal self-references, negative language, simple explanations and convoluted phrasing. It just might help you avoid an overvalued stock, an ineffective product, or even a terrible relationship.
Video examples
What makes something...
rooted in the nonsensical logic of the situations described. So on the one hand, it's easy to recognize the Kafkaesque in today's world. We rely on increasingly convoluted systems of administration that have real consequences on every aspect of our lives.
Video examples
What "Orwellian" really...
or making atrocities sound acceptable by burying them in euphemisms and convoluted sentence structures. But even more mundane abuses of language can affect the way we think about things. The words you see and hear in everyday advertising
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
When two ants meet, they sense each other by touching antennae. If there are many ants in a small area this will happen more often causing them to respond by moving in more convoluted, random paths in order to search more thoroughly.
Video examples
Fact-checking the Bible...
the kind of wholesome unified you know exciting Bible that they actually believed him and not the kind of messy convoluted fascinating Bible we actually have now it worked we went three seasons the debut of our show had the highest
Video examples
Four billion years of...
without understanding evolution the right way. Misunderstanding it has led to many convoluted and corrupted views of how we should treat other life on earth, and how we should treat each other in terms of race and gender.
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
and I was elated to see that ridge ahead of us, until I realized there was no way that we were gonna climb that. We kept going, 'cause you have to try, you have to try, but in my brain, it was so convoluted.
Video examples
How to write like the...
However, there’s an important balance to strike between being clever and being confusing. Nobody wants to read a predictable mystery, but if things get too convoluted you can lose your reader altogether.
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Jim Woodring
American Artist
In a long story like 'Weathercraft,' it becomes kind of convoluted. It can become perhaps difficult to remember what led up to whatever point you're at. I worried a little bit about people being able to keep the shape of the story in their heads while they were reading it, and not wonder how they got wherever they were.
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Ellar Coltrane
American Actor
I don't want to make any general statements, but I feel like so many stories that are presented as being about humanity and human emotion are just so convoluted and overly dramatic and focus on these certain little things that are supposedly meaningful, but just don't really mean anything.
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Natalie Cole
American Musician
We had some wonderful people raising us, but they still weren't our parents. As you get older, it gets distorted and convoluted, complicated, and, of course, you start looking for attention, affection, affinity in all the wrong places and in all the wrong ways.
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Kenny Omega
Canadian Athlete
I actually work better within restrictions. When you leave everything wide open, things tend to get a little convoluted. So when you give me those restrictions and I start to use my brain creatively to work around those, that's when things get interesting.
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Shoshannah Stern
American Actress
Most of the time, I get auditions for deaf characters where the scene has them communicating in really convoluted ways, like reading lips from across the room when the other person's back is turned or having other people parrot what they say.
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Allegra Huston
English Writer
The most important thing in convoluted families, I learnt as I wrote, is that the child feels loved. I knew from a young age that I was a problem which required constant solving; but I never felt unloved. I was lucky.
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Juliana Hatfield
American Musician
When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes.
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James Cromwell
American Actor
When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.
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Sarah Jeong
American Journalist
Unfortunately, nothing is ever that simple in copyright law, and when it comes to music copyright, it's especially convoluted.
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Harry Dean Stanton
American Actor
Casting is a convoluted kind of trip. No one likes to be typed - even if you're a cab driver, or whatever you do.
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Jim Woodring
American Artist
In a long story like 'Weathercraft,' it becomes kind of convoluted. It can become perhaps difficult to remember what led up to whatever point you're at. I worried a little bit about people being able to keep the shape of the story in their heads while they were reading it, and not wonder how they got wherever they were.
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Ellar Coltrane
American Actor
I don't want to make any general statements, but I feel like so many stories that are presented as being about humanity and human emotion are just so convoluted and overly dramatic and focus on these certain little things that are supposedly meaningful, but just don't really mean anything.
Quote examples
Natalie Cole
American Musician
We had some wonderful people raising us, but they still weren't our parents. As you get older, it gets distorted and convoluted, complicated, and, of course, you start looking for attention, affection, affinity in all the wrong places and in all the wrong ways.
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Kenny Omega
Canadian Athlete
I actually work better within restrictions. When you leave everything wide open, things tend to get a little convoluted. So when you give me those restrictions and I start to use my brain creatively to work around those, that's when things get interesting.
Quote examples
Shoshannah Stern
American Actress
Most of the time, I get auditions for deaf characters where the scene has them communicating in really convoluted ways, like reading lips from across the room when the other person's back is turned or having other people parrot what they say.
Quote examples
Allegra Huston
English Writer
The most important thing in convoluted families, I learnt as I wrote, is that the child feels loved. I knew from a young age that I was a problem which required constant solving; but I never felt unloved. I was lucky.
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Juliana Hatfield
American Musician
When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes.
Quote examples
James Cromwell
American Actor
When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.
Quote examples
Sarah Jeong
American Journalist
Unfortunately, nothing is ever that simple in copyright law, and when it comes to music copyright, it's especially convoluted.
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Harry Dean Stanton
American Actor
Casting is a convoluted kind of trip. No one likes to be typed - even if you're a cab driver, or whatever you do.
Example 1 of 10
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