maze

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noun

ˈmāz 

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

maze

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verb

mazed; mazing

transitive verb

1

chiefly dialectal : stupefy, daze

2

: bewilder, perplex

Synonyms of maze

Noun

• labyrinth

Verb

• puzzle
• baffle
• confuse
• bewilder
• perplex

Examples of maze in a Sentence

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

Verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In both, a corporate entity operates an endless maze of rooms existing in another realm of existence. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Still, there’s much to admire in a film that’s so defiantly elliptical, and that doesn’t care to hand-hold the non-Thai viewer through its maze. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

As some 2,500 heavily armed police officers, soldiers and snipers entered through a maze of narrow streets, intense gunfire could be heard all around. — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

The Final Catch — The SeaWorld maze updates the story of the 1997 horror film where a hook-wielding fisherman seeks revenge on four teenagers who hit a pedestrian with their car and dumped the body in the ocean. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English

First Known Use

Noun

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

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing maze

• corn maze

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