ROUNDABOUT


Meaning of ROUNDABOUT in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: detour , runaround

2.

Synonyms: verbiage 1, circumambages, circumbendibus, circumlocution, periphrase, periphrasis, pleonasm, redundancy, tautology, verbality

3.

Synonyms: tour 2, circuit, round, round trip

4.

Synonyms: excursion 1, jaunt, junket, outing, sally

II. adjective

1.

Synonyms: indirect 1, circuitous, circular, collateral, oblique

2.

Synonyms: rotund 2, chubby, plump, plumpish, plumpy, podgy, pudgy, roly-poly, round, tubby

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