Synonyms for labyrinthine
- adjective
Most common
complex intricate byzantine tortuous labyrinthian labyrinthic convoluted mazy
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
2. Labyrinthian — physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze
labyrinthian, labyrinthic, labyrinthal, labyrinthiform, labyrinthed, labyrinthlike, labyrinthical dated
3. Convoluted — convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.
- adj. 2
Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
- adj. 3
Relating to the labyrinth of the inner ear.
Related words
Example sentences
- complex The plants manufacture complex chemical compounds.
- intricate I can see some intricate patterns in the picture.
- byzantine The Byzantine Empire is a historical construction.
- tortuous The five-year civil war has seen plenty of tortuous battlefield ups and downs.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| labyrinthine | rising | |
| complex | steady | |
| intricate | steady | |
| byzantine | rising | |
| tortuous | steady | |
| labyrinthian | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mazy
- 6 letters
- knotty2
- 7 letters
- complex2, tangled2
- 8 letters
- involved2, baffling3, tortuous3
- 9 letters
- confusing3, intricate3, byzantine3
- 10 letters
- convoluted4
- 11 letters
- labyrinthic, labyrinthal, labyrinthed
- 12 letters
- labyrinthian
- 13 letters
- labyrinthlike, labyrinthical
- 14 letters
- labyrinthiform
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knotty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- labyrinthique