Thesaurus results for LABYRINTH

labyrinth

noun

ˈla-bə-ˌrin(t)th

as in maze

a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages we eventually realized that we were lost in the labyrinth of hallways in the museum

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Recent Examples of labyrinth Past the frolicking waters of the outdoor fountain that anchors Lincoln Center, beyond the twin Chagall murals hanging 30-feet tall in the Metropolitan Opera House lobby, and behind the stage of one of the nation’s most glittering cultural centers sits a warren of rooms in a concrete labyrinth. —

Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 Part gallery exhibition, part experimental cinema, part psychological labyrinth, Motion Picture House expands upon the 2021 virtual KID A MNESIA release created in Unreal Engine during the pandemic. —

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 12 May 2026 The great arc of stars in the constellation Corona Borealis represents the crown of Ariadne in Greek mythology, who, in some tellings, marries the god Dionysus following the defeat of the bull-like minotaur in the labyrinth below the Aegean island of Crete by the demigod Theseus. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026 In addition to the labyrinth of unclear messaging around the campaign, Republicans say the ballot language itself is confusing. —

Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labyrinth

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maze

Noun

Historically, the back office of healthcare has been a complex choreography of coverage rules, eligibility checks, prior authorizations, discounts and payments, as well as a maze of manual processes, proprietary systems and fragmented stakeholders.

— Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
While untreated cockroaches tended to stay in sections containing food, cyborg cockroaches equipped with the ISC platform were able to continue navigating through the entire maze, demonstrating the system’s ability to guide movement without overriding the insects’ natural behavior.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026