What are some opposite words for circuitous?
Antonyms for circuitous
sərˈkyu ɪ təscir·cuitous
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term circuitous.
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circuitousadjective
Synonyms:
roundabout, indirectcircuitousadjective
Not direct or to the point.
Synonyms:
roundabout, indirectcircuitousadjective
Of a long and winding route.
Synonyms:
roundabout, indirect
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
circuitous
Antonyms:
linear, direct, straightSynonyms:
indirect, tortuous, devious, serpentine, round about, sinuous, winding
Princeton's WordNet
circuitous, roundaboutadjective
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
Antonyms:
directSynonyms:
devious, roundaboutdevious, circuitous, roundaboutadjective
deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
Antonyms:
directSynonyms:
devious, roundabout, oblique, shifty
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
circuitousadjective
Synonyms:
roundabout, devious, indirect
How to use circuitous in a sentence?
Poverty, we may say, surrounds a man with ready-made barriers, which if they do mournfully gall and hamper, do at least prescribe for him, and force on him, a sort of course and goal; a safe and beaten, though a circuitous, course. A great part of his guidance is secure against fatal error, is withdrawn from his control. The rich, again, has his whole life to guide, without goal or barrier, save of his own choosing, and, tempted, is too likely to guide it ill.
That's a rather circuitous route, but I want to emphasize that it's certainly plausible.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#783 | direct | |
#2442 | straight | |
#3317 | linear | |
#101524 | circuitous |
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