Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maze
• tangle
• warren
• rabbit warren
• jungle
• meander
• web
• quagmire
• catacomb
• entanglement
• snarl
• entrapment
• trap
• snare
• knot
• cat's cradle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of labyrinth

Carmen receives them with love and displays them in that labyrinth of Cuban-ness, as colorful and sometimes as moving as the nation’s history and its exile. — Sarah Moreno august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

For its part, the Westmoreland Museum of Art utilized its partnership with Art Bridges to develop the Art Maze, an interactive installation that transformed the museum’s Cantilever Galleries into a navigable labyrinth painted by local artists. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Nor must Morocco contend with California’s labyrinth of zoning, lawsuits, and YIMBY-NIMBY politics. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

It’s written on a stone plinth at the base of one of the labyrinth’s dense trees. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026