Synonyms for byzantine
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
Example sentences
- complex The plants manufacture complex chemical compounds.
- convoluted The plot's so convoluted, I have no idea what's going on.
- tortuous The five-year civil war has seen plenty of tortuous battlefield ups and downs.
- labyrinthine Tatoeba is starting to look like one of Borges' labyrinthine libraries.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| byzantine | rising | |
| complex | steady | |
| convoluted | rising | |
| tortuous | steady | |
| labyrinthine | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- knotty2
- 7 letters
- complex2, tangled2
- 8 letters
- involved2, tortuous3
- 9 letters
- intricate3
- 10 letters
- convoluted4
- 12 letters
- labyrinthine4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knotty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- byzantin
- Italiano
- bizantino
- Deutsch
- byzantinisch