labyrinthine
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for labyrinthine, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Shaped like a maze.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Shaped like a maze.
“Crane trotted along the labyrinthine corridors of deck 3, accompanied by a young marine with close-cropped blond hair.”
2. adj
Very complicated and difficult to follow or understand.
“By coupling "essence" with "name" within a series of contraposed pairs of names, Socrates indicates the point to which he thinks his labyrinthine argument has led so far in the Cratylus.”
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Etymology
Formed from labyrinth and -ine, ultimately from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).
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