Synonyms of the word

devious

• adj. Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.

circuitous

• adj. Not direct or to the point.
• adj. Of a long and winding route.

indirect

• adj. Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.

oblique

• adj. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
• adj. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
• adj. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
• adj. (botany) Of leaves, having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
• adj. (botany) Of branches or roots, growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
• adj. (grammar) Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
• adj. (music) Employing one of the three contrapuntal motions, namely, 1. Parallel, 2. Contrary and 3. Oblique…
• n. (geometry) An oblique line.
• n. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
• n. (grammar) The oblique case.
• v. (intransitive) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
• v. (military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished…
• v. (transitive, computing) To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.

roundabout

• adj. Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
• adj. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
• n. (chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Canada and Australia) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly…
• n. (chiefly Britain) A children's play apparatus, often found in parks, which rotates around a central axis…
• n. A fairground carousel.
• n. A detour.
• n. A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.

shifty

• adj. Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes.
• adj. Subject to frequent changes in direction.
• adj. Full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.

untrustworthy

• adj. Not deserving of trust; unreliable.

untrusty

• adj. Not trusty.