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Synonyms for roundabout in English

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roundabout:
- roundabout; merry-go-round; whirligig; carousel; carrousel; circle; rotary; traffic circle
- roundabout; devious; circuitous

English

Detailed Synonyms for roundabout in English

roundabout:

roundabout [the ~] noun

the roundabout
the roundabout
- roundabout [the ~] noun
the roundabout

– a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement ¹
the roundabout; the merry-go-round; the whirligig; the carousel; the carrousel
– a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement ¹
- roundabout [the ~] noun
- merry-go-round [the ~] noun
- whirligig [the ~] noun
- carousel [the ~] noun
- carrousel [the ~] noun
the roundabout

– a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island ¹
the roundabout; the circle; the rotary; the traffic circle
– a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island ¹
- roundabout [the ~] noun
- circle [the ~] noun
- rotary [the ~] noun
  - the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary¹
- traffic circle [the ~] noun

roundabout adj

roundabout

– deviating from a straight course ¹
roundabout; devious; circuitous
– deviating from a straight course ¹
- roundabout adj
  - a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic¹
- devious adj
  - a scenic but devious route¹
- circuitous adj
  - a long and circuitous journey by train and boat¹
roundabout

– marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct ¹
roundabout; circuitous
– marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct ¹
- roundabout adj
  - a roundabout paragraph¹
  - hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend¹
- circuitous adj
  - the explanation was circuitous and puzzling¹

Related Words for "roundabout":

roundabouts

Alternate Synonyms for "roundabout":

circuitous; indirect
devious
traffic circle; circle; rotary; junction
carousel; carrousel; merry-go-round; whirligig; ride

Related Definitions for "roundabout":

deviating from a straight course¹
- a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic¹
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct¹
- a roundabout paragraph¹
- hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend¹
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement¹
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island¹

Related Synonyms for roundabout

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University