Meaning & use
roundabout
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Not direct; circuitous or indirect.
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He gave a roundabout answer instead of addressing the question directly.
We took a roundabout route to avoid the traffic on the highway.
A note on using this word
Also a noun (chiefly British English) for a circular road junction, called a "traffic circle" in American English.
Words with a similar meaning
indirectcircuitous
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Words with an opposite meaning
directstraightforward
Another way to use it
2. noun
A circular road junction where traffic moves in one direction around a central island.
Drivers must yield to traffic already in the roundabout.
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