tortuous vs involved

tortuous and involved both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tortuous	No	Yes	No	No
involved	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, tortuous and involved are synonyms defined as:

tortuous and involved: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Other synonyms of tortuous include Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled.

tortuous (adjective)	involved (adjective)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious	connected by participation or association or use
marked by repeated turns and bends	emotionally involved
not straightforward	highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
	enveloped
	entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire