Use 'convoluted' to describe situations or ideas that are overly complex. The plot of the movie was so convoluted that viewers got confused.
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Negative Connotations
'Convoluted' often suggests that something is unnecessarily complicated. The instructions were convoluted and made assembling the furniture frustrating.
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Clarify Complexity
Use 'convoluted' when you need to emphasize that something is hard to understand. His explanation was so convoluted that I had to ask for a simpler version.