convoluted

• Extremadamente complejo, enredado o retorcido en forma o estructura; difícil de entender por ser excesivamente complicado.

Extremely complex, intricate, or twisted in form or structure; difficult to follow, understand, or untangle due to excessive complication.

1. Intricately twistedC1formal

   Having numerous overlapping coils, folds, or twists in physical form or shape.

   enrollado intrincadamente

   • The surgeon carefully examined the ___ structure of the inner ear.
   • A ___ mass of vines blocked the jungle path.
   • The shell displayed a beautifully ___ pattern.
   • Geologists mapped the ___ rock layers.
   • The artist created a sculpture from ___ metal wires.

   Sinónimoscoiledcontortedcurledmeanderingserpentinesinuoustortuoustwistedwinding

   Antónimossimplestraightuncomplicated

2. Excessively complex in logicC1formallegal

   Describing an argument, explanation, system, or narrative that is so overly complicated and tangled that it becomes hard to follow or makes little sense.

   Excesivamente complejo

   • The plot of the film was needlessly ___ and hard to follow.
   • His ___ explanation only added to the audience's confusion.
   • The legal document was written in a deliberately ___ style.
   • They devised a ___ scheme to avoid paying taxes.
   • Her ___ reasoning failed to convince the committee.

   Sinónimosbyzantinecomplicatedintricateinvolvedknottylabyrinthinetangledtortuous

   Antónimoscleardirectplainsimplestraightforwarduncomplicated