ROUNDABOUT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ROUNDABOUT?

Need another word that means the same as “roundabout”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “roundabout” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Roundabout” are: circle, rotary, traffic circle, carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig, circuitous, devious, indirect, meandering, winding, serpentine, tortuous, oblique, circumlocutory, periphrastic

Roundabout as a Noun

Definitions of "Roundabout" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “roundabout” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it.
• A large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on.
• A revolving machine with model horses or cars on which people ride for amusement; a merry-go-round.
• A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.
• A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

Synonyms of "Roundabout" as a noun (7 Words)

carousel	A tournament in which groups of knights took part in demonstrations of equestrian skills. They were waiting for their bags to appear on the carousel.
carrousel	A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.
circle	Something approximating the shape of a circle. The machine punched out metal circles.
merry-go-round	The activity of playing 18 holes of golf.
rotary	A rotary machine engine or device. The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary.
traffic circle	The aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time.
whirligig	A small black predatory beetle which swims rapidly in circles on the surface of still or slow-moving water and dives when alarmed. The whirligig of time.

Usage Examples of "Roundabout" as a noun

• Turn right at the next roundabout.

Roundabout as an Adjective

Definitions of "Roundabout" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “roundabout” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory.
• Marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct.
• Deviating from a straight course.
• Not following a short direct route; circuitous.

Synonyms of "Roundabout" as an adjective (10 Words)

circuitous	Marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct. The explanation was circuitous and puzzling.
circumlocutory	Using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive; long-winded. He has a meandering circumlocutory speaking style.
devious	Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals. He s as devious as a politician needs to be.
indirect	Having intervening factors or persons or influences. Local government under the indirect control of the British.
meandering	Of a path e.g. A brilliant sample of meandering discourse.
oblique	Not expressed or done in a direct way. We sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace.
periphrastic	Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy. The periphrastic nature of legal syntax.
serpentine	Complex, cunning, or treacherous. Serpentine coils.
tortuous	Full of twists and turns. A tortuous argument.
winding	Marked by repeated turns and bends. A winding country road.

Usage Examples of "Roundabout" as an adjective

• We need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit.
• A roundabout paragraph.
• A roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic.
• Hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend.
• In a roundabout way, he was fishing for information.

Associations of "Roundabout" (30 Words)

alternating	Occurring by turns; first one and then the other. Alternating current.
backhanded	Made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke. A backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal.
bulbous	Shaped like a bulb. The bulbous buttercup.
carrousel	A conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers.
circle	Something in the shape of a circle. She was pale and rather beautiful with dark circles around deep exhausted eyes.
circuitous	Deviating from a straight course. A circuitous line of reasoning.
circular	Having a circular shape. A circular letter was sent asking for support.
convex	Having an outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere. A convex lens.
cowardly	In a way which shows a lack of courage. Cowardly dogs ye will not aid me then.
cyclical	Occurring in cycles; recurrent. The cyclical nature of the cement industry.
devious	Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading. They have devious ways of making money.
ellipse	A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it. The sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant.
ellipticity	The condition of being elliptic.
globose	Having the shape of a sphere or ball- Zane Grey. The cells are generally globose.
indirect	Extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action. Making indirect but legitimate inquiries.
junction	A point where two or more things are joined. The junction of Queen s Road and Lancaster Avenue.
mower	A person who cuts grass with a mower. Keep mower blades sharp to prevent damage to the grass.
periodic	Relating to the periodic table of the elements. Periodic feelings of anxiety.
periodically	In a sporadic manner. The students received help from a friend only periodically.
periodicity	The quality of recurring at regular intervals. The periodicity of the sunspot cycle.
radius	A circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius. They located it within a radius of 2 miles.
repeated	Done or occurring again several times in the same way. There were repeated attempts to negotiate.
repeating	(of a pattern) recurring uniformly over a surface.
rotary	A rotary machine engine or device. The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary.
rotunda	A roundabout. A rotonda that exits on four roads into Greater Manila.
round	Wind around move along a circular course. She turned her glass round and round.
spherical	Having the shape of a sphere or ball. A spherical object.
spin	Spin dry clothes. He fiddled with the radio spinning the dial.
swirl	The shape of something rotating rapidly. She emerged with a swirl of skirts.
vane	A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it.