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Convoluted

Having convolutions.

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Coiled 84% connected

of Coil

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Coiled 84% connected

of Coil

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Byzantine 92% connected

A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Convolute 92% connected

Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in aestivation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Involved 92% connected

of Involve

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Knotty 92% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Labyrinthine 92% connected

Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tangled 92% connected

of Tangle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tortuous 92% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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