All by way of synonyms
by way of
B b adj by way of
- indirect — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- meandering — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- tortuous — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- back road — A back road is a small country road with very little traffic.
- circular — Something that is circular is shaped like a circle.
- collateral — Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- roundabout — circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
- ambagious — ambiguous
prep by way of
- next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.