Synonyms of convoluted

1. convolve, convolute, flex, bend, deform, twist, turn: usage: curl, wind, or twist together
2. twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate, denote, refer: usage: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"

1. convolute, convoluted, coiled (vs. uncoiled): usage: rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"
2. Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous, complex (vs. simple): usage: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"