circuitous | Definition of circuitous

Synonyms and Antonyms of circuitous

1 not straightforward or direct

we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway

Synonyms of circuitous

circular, indirect, roundabout

Words Related to circuitous

crooked, curvy, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisting, winding

meandering, rambling, wandering

circumlocutory, long-winded, prolix, verbose

deceitful, deceptive, devious, dishonest, duplicitous, insidious, misleading, sneaky, underhand, underhanded

calculating, crafty, cunning, subtle, tricky

Near Antonyms of circuitous

candid, forthright, frank, honest, open, plain, unconcealed, undisguised

Antonyms of circuitous

direct, straight, straightforward

2 using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea

a circuitous explanation for what seems like a fairly basic concept

Synonyms of circuitous

circumlocutory, diffuse, garrulous, logorrheic, long-winded, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy

Words Related to circuitous

chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble

redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous

embellished, embroidered, exaggerated

bombastic, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin)

Near Antonyms of circuitous

aphoristic, epigrammatic, sententious

compendious, summary

abbreviated, abridged, condensed, shortened

abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, laconic, snippy

Antonyms of circuitous

compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse