maze

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verb

ˈmāz 

mazed; mazing

transitive verb

1

chiefly dialectal : stupefy, daze

2

: bewilder, perplex

maze

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noun

1

a

: a confusing intricate network of passages

b

: something confusingly elaborate or complicated

a maze of regulations

2

chiefly dialectal : a state of bewilderment

mazelike

ˈmāz-ˌlīk 

adjective

Synonyms

Verb

• puzzle
• baffle
• confuse
• bewilder
• perplex

Noun

• labyrinth

Examples of maze in a Sentence

Verb

I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.

Noun

The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.

The school is a maze of classrooms.

a maze of rules and regulations

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That meant a grid of streets that over the years also became a maze of roads in winding subdivisions. —Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025

Through a basement maze of whirring industrial equipment are mundane-looking doors that lead to the unexpected. —Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025

Themes for the new Unleashed mazes, expected to debut in 2027, were not announced. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025

The smaller year-round concepts will feature the immersive mazes and scares that visitors to the parks know, as well as food and beverage concepts and retail. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for maze

• baize
• bays
• blase
• blaze
• braes
• braze
• chaise
• claes
• clays
• craze
• dais
• days

Kids Definition

maze

noun

ˈmāz

1

: a confusing complicated network of passages

2

: something complicated or elaborate

a confusing maze of regulations

Medical Definition

maze

noun

ˈmāz 

: a path complicated by at least one blind alley and used in learning experiments and in intelligence tests