Vocabulary
Convoluted
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
Urdu meaning
گنجلک، لپٹا ہوا، پیچ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But such cities are predictable targets during times of conflict.Convoluted and ambiguous layouts and invisible social and physical infrastructure is what warzone habitats may require.
Dawn Editorials —
The urban cost of war
— 2026-04-03
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Meanwhile, the Board`s effectiveness was widely questionedacross the world.But beyond the convoluted governance structure, actions taken to implement the second phase of the Gaza plan are what will really matter.
Dawn Editorials —
Board of contention
— 2026-01-26
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The respective systems have become so convoluted that, to make it work in your favour, you must follow the official narrative of hatred and otherisation.
Dawn Editorials —
Fire and attraction
— 2025-08-22
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However, this is where things start to become convoluted.
Dawn Editorials —
Change is in the air
— 2025-08-20
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This budget illustrates yet again why the convoluted and anomalies-ridden tax structure incentivises businesses to exit the formal system.
Dawn Editorials —
In defence of the informal economy
— 2025-07-18
Synonyms
complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine
Antonyms
simple, straightforward
Curator example
“the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens”
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