Synonyms for roundabout
ˌraʊnd əˈbaʊt, ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊt; ˈraʊnd əˌbaʊtround·about

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1. roundaboutadjective

   Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary; that does not do something in a direct way.

   Synonyms:
   traffic circle

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1. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundaboutnoun

   a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

   "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

   Synonyms:
   lap, rotary, lot, roofy, set, dress circle, rotary converter, rophy, roach, round, carousel, circle, synchronous converter, whirligig, band, circuit, rope, forget me drug, traffic circle, merry-go-round, carrousel

   Antonyms:
   direct

2. carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligigadjective

   a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

   Synonyms:
   top, whirligig, luggage carrousel, carousel, spinning top, circle, carrousel, rotary, merry-go-round, luggage carousel, traffic circle, teetotum

   Antonyms:
   direct

3. 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"

   Synonyms:
   devious, circuitous

   Antonyms:
   direct

4. devious, 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"

   Synonyms:
   devious, oblique, shifty, circuitous

   Antonyms:
   direct

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1. • Junction

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1. roundaboutadjective

   Synonyms:
   indirect, tortuous, circuitous

2. roundaboutadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] that looks on all sides, not narrow, not one-sided

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1. roundaboutadjective

   Synonyms:
   circuitous, indirect, tortuous, encircling, ambient, circumambient, encompassing

2. roundaboutadjective

   Synonyms:
   circumlocutory, circumlocutional, periphrastic

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1. List of paraphrases for "roundabout":

   interchange

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1. Jeff Wasserstrom:

   As in recent years, even the most roundabout references to the event get censors worked up and maybe even lead to arrests, while images of a man standing before a line of tanks are shown and described in various newspapers outside the mainland, on the Chinese internet even the word' today' may be treated as subversive content.