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Convoluted vs Puzzling - What's the difference?

convoluted | puzzling |

As adjectives the difference between convoluted and puzzling

is that convoluted is having numerous overlapping coils or folds while puzzling is difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

As a verb puzzling is

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As a noun puzzling is

time spent pondering something confusing.

convoluted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having numerous overlapping coils or folds.
  • Complex, intricate or complicated.
    • He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.

    Related terms

    * convolve * convolute * convolution

    puzzling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Time spent pondering something confusing.