Synonyms for labyrinth
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- n. 1
A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way.
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- Plural
- labyrinths → mazes, jungles, meanders…
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Labyrinth, originally; the name of an edifice or excavation, carries the idea of design, and construction in a permanent form, while maze is used of anything confused or confusing, whether fixed or shifting. Maze is less restricted in its figurative uses than labyrinth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- jungle Sami and Layla camped in the middle of the jungle.
- maze The centipede navigated the maze of fallen leaves.
By length
- 4 letters
- maze1
- 6 letters
- jungle2
- 7 letters
- meander3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jungle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- labyrinthe
- Italiano
- labirinto
- Deutsch
- Labyrinth