Synonyms for maze
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Puzzle — A confusion of thought; a state of bewilderment
puzzle, perplexity, uncertainty, bewilderment, embarrassment
Definitions
- n. 1
A confusion of thought; a state of bewilderment.
- n. 2
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
Related words
- Word family
- mazed mazelike mazy
- Phrases
- radiation maze tube maze
Forms
- Plural
- mazes → tangles, messes, disorders, snarls…
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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
- tangle I wish I could tangle your hair into beautiful braids.
- puzzle Let's puzzle over Lewis Carroll's Pillow-Problems!
- labyrinth The centipede navigated through the labyrinth of roots.
By length
- 4 letters
- mess1
- 5 letters
- snarl1
- 6 letters
- warren2, puzzle2, tangle2
- 7 letters
- meander3
- 8 letters
- disorder3
- 9 letters
- labyrinth3, intricacy4
- 10 letters
- perplexity4
- 11 letters
- uncertainty4
- 12 letters
- bewilderment4
- 13 letters
- embarrassment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (warren2 = 2 syllables).