TORTUOSITY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word tortuosity. (close relations)
tortuous
Best Alternative Words for TORTUOSITY
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crookedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles • the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||||||||
tortuousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • puzzling complexity | ||||||||
circuitousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • The state of being roundabout, indirect or not to the point. | ||||||||
complexity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being intricate and compounded | ||||||||
indirectness | nounn | |||||||
noun • having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | ||||||||
intricacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • marked by elaborately complex detail | ||||||||
meandering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of a path e.g. | ||||||||
serpentine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • resembling a serpent in form | ||||||||
sinuousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • having bends (especially of streams and roads) | ||||||||
twisting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||||
windiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mildly windy state of the air • boring verbosity | ||||||||
winding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of winding or twisting adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends • of a path e.g. | ||||||||
convolutedness | nounn | |||||||
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convolutions | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shape of something rotating rapidly • a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain • the action of coiling or twisting or winding together | ||||||||
contortion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) • a tortuous and twisted shape or position | ||||||||
torsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • a twisting force |