Don't say it in a roundabout way.
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Roundabout
/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
Synonyms for "roundabout" (222 found)
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Noun(10 words)
rotarytraffic circlebypassescarouselcarrouselcirclecircuitouscircuitous routecircular intersectioncircumspect
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (66)
confusedconvolutedconvolutionalcorticalcrabbedcrookeddaedaldetourdeviatingdeviationdeviativedeviousdiffusedigressiondigressivediscursivediskelaborateembracingembrangled
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Verb(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
deviousexcessive wordiness
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Adjective(1 words)
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11 entriescircuitous routecircuitousnessdetourhedged statementmeandering pathoblique phrasingrotaryroundabout interchangetortuositytraffic circlezigzag path
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10 entriescircular intersectionrotary intersectionroundabout approachroundabout designroundabout diplomacyroundabout explanationroundabout junctionroundabout mannerroundabout routetraffic circle
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15 total sentences available.
The purpose of a roundabout is to slow down traffic.
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After hours of browsing TV Tropes, Lyle could predict the ending of any show. This gave him a distaste for entertainment that, in a roundabout way, enabled him to make time for a more productive life.
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Silicon Roundabout is home to a large number of IT start-ups.
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