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View usage for: (læbɪrɪnθaɪn) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a place as labyrinthine, you mean that it is like a labyrinth. [formal] The streets of the Old City are narrow and labyrinthine. Synonyms: mazelike, winding, tangled, intricate More Synonyms of labyrinthine 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a situation, process, or field of knowledge as labyrinthine, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to understand. [formal] ...his failure to understand the labyrinthine complexities of the situation. Synonyms: complex, puzzling, perplexing, involved More Synonyms of labyrinthine labyrinthine in British English (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn), labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk) adjective1. of or relating to a labyrinth 2. resembling a labyrinth in complexity Derived forms labyrinthically (ˌlabyˈrinthically) adverb labyrinthine in American English (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪn; ˌlæbəˈrɪnˌθin; ˌlæbəˈrɪnˌθaɪn) adjective1. of or constituting a labyrinth 2. like a labyrinth; intricate; complicated; puzzling : also ˌlabyˈrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθiən), ˌlabyˈrinthic Examples of 'labyrinthine' in a sentencelabyrinthine The streets of the Old City are narrow and labyrinthine. his failure to understand the labyrinthine complexities of the situation Synonyms confused tortuous Byzantine convoluted Gordian Daedalian Additional synonymsDefinition full of complicated detail intricate patterns and motifs Synonyms complicated, involved, complex, difficult, fancy, sophisticated, elaborate, obscure, tangled, baroque, perplexing, tortuous, Byzantine, convoluted, rococo, knotty, labyrinthine, daedal (literary) Definition complicated The operation can be quite involved, requiring special procedures. Synonyms complicated, complex, intricate, hard, difficult, confused, confusing, sophisticated, elaborate, tangled, bewildering, jumbled, entangled, tortuous, Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, unfathomable, labyrinthineDefinition extremely difficult or puzzling The new management team faces some knotty problems. Synonyms puzzling, hard, difficult, complex, complicated, tricky, baffling, intricate, troublesome, perplexing, mystifying, thorny, problematical Nearby words oflabyrinthine - laboured
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Additional synonymsWe ran through mazy backyards towards the hill. Synonyms twisting, winding, twisting and turning, serpentine, labyrinthineThe procedure is perplexing at the best of times. Synonyms puzzling, complex, confusing, complicated, involved, hard, taxing, difficult, strange, weird, mysterious, baffling, bewildering, intricate, enigmatic, mystifying, inexplicable, thorny, paradoxical, unaccountable, knotty, labyrinthineHis letter poses a number of puzzling questions. Synonyms perplexing, baffling, bewildering, hard, involved, misleading, unclear, ambiguous, enigmatic, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unaccountable, knotty, unfathomable, labyrinthine, full of surprises, abstruse, beyond you, oracularHis personal life has become more tangled than ever. Synonyms complicated, involved, complex, confused, messy, mixed-up, convoluted, knottyDefinition twisted or winding a tortuous mountain route Synonyms winding, twisting, meandering, bent, twisted, curved, crooked, indirect, convoluted, serpentine, zigzag, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, mazya long and winding road Synonyms twisting, turning, bending, curving, crooked, spiral, indirect, roundabout, meandering, tortuous, convoluted, serpentine, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, anfractuous, flexuous |