All roundabout synonyms
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R r noun roundabout
- gassiness β The state or property of being gassy.
- whistlestop β (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- carousel β At an airport, a carousel is a moving surface from which passengers can collect their luggage.
- outing β a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: He always left himself an out.
- circumlocution β A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- indirectness β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- jaunt β a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- crossroads β A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
- long weekend β a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side
- elusion β The act of eluding.
- circumambages β round-about methods
- discursiveness β passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- weekend β the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
- eschewal β The act of eschewing.
- intersection β a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
adj roundabout
- anfractuous β characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- knurly β having knurls or knots; gnarled.
- adjunctive β that constitutes an adjunct
- agee β awry, crooked, or ajar
- mazy β full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.
- confirmatory β confirming or tending to confirm
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- devious β 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.
- circumlocutionary β a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- catawampus β askew; awry
- appurtenant β relating, belonging, or accessory
- circumlocutory β a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- by way of β You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
- co-ordinate β If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- adjuvant β aiding or assisting
- ambagious β ambiguous
- collateral β Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
- meandrous β meandering; winding; rambling.
- circuitous β A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
adjective roundabout
- indirect β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- wriggly β twisting; writhing; squirming: a wriggly caterpillar.
- meandering β to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- episodic β Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- detouring β Present participle of detour.
- incurving β Present participle of incurve.
- winding β the act of winding.
- oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- discursive β passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
adverb roundabout
- around β To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.