Taking the long way
Synonyms for taking the long way
adj indirect
collateral
oblique
circular
ambiguous
circuitous
deviating
devious
discursive
evasive
meandering
tortuous
periphrastic
circumlocutory
obliquitous
Antonyms for taking the long way
honest
direct
straightforward
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