Synonyms of mazes

mazes 1 of 2

noun

plural of maze

1

as in labyrinths

a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages

the mansion had a beautifully landscaped maze that was constructed of tall cypresses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labyrinths
• tangles
• warrens
• rabbit warrens
• jungles
• meanders
• webs
• catacombs
• quagmires
• entanglements
• snarls
• traps
• snares
• entrapments
• knots
• cat's cradles

2

as in fogs

chiefly dialect a state of mental uncertainty

she's been walking around in a maze ever since her husband walked out on her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fogs
• tangles
• confusions
• perplexities
• bewilderments
• distractions
• puzzlements
• mystifications
• distresses
• discombobulations
• discomforts
• bafflements
• bamboozlements
• befuddlements
• embarrassments
• whirls
• muddles
• bemusements
• perturbations
• head-scratchings
• agitations
• mortifications
• discomfitures
• dismays
• disquiets
• disturbances
• commotions
• turmoils
• upsets
• chagrins
• abashments
• disconcertments
• flurries
• dithers
• stews
• flusters
• bothers
• fusses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assurances
• convictions
• certainties
• confidences
• certitudes

mazes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of maze

as in puzzles

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzles
• baffles
• confuses
• perplexes
• bewilders
• poses
• rattles
• foxes
• fuddles
• addles
• confounds
• discombobulates
• vexes
• disorients
• befuddles
• muddles
• gravels
• bamboozles
• flummoxes
• mystifies
• embarrasses
• bothers
• buffaloes
• stuns
• flusters
• disturbs
• bemuses
• beats
• befogs
• upsets
• muddies
• gets
• stumps
• sticks
• blows one's mind
• goes to one's head
• unsettles
• tricks
• distresses
• fazes
• abashes
• discountenances
• fools
• disconcerts
• mortifies
• discomfits
• disquiets
• deceives
• discomforts
• weirds out
• strings along
• discomposes
• perturbs
• agitates
• humbugs
• deludes
• dismays
• gulls
• unhinges
• hoaxes
• snows
• cozens
• chagrins
• dupes
• nonpluses
• misguides
• misleads
• beguiles
• hoodwinks
• takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assures
• satisfies
• informs
• reassures
• enlightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mazes

Noun

The policy comes as automatic renewals, confusing checkout processes, and cancellation mazes have become fixtures of the consumer experience. — Lindsay Owens, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

New this year are two mazes, including one that intermixes a host of vintage animation, as well as a magic show collaboration with the Magic Castle. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The company said the mazes were in the works months before Parton died and are part of its annual campaign honoring country music’s brightest stars. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Universal Studios Hollywood has deployed that horror blockbuster strategy for decades with new Halloween Horror Nights mazes in 2026 based on the Hellraiser, Evil Dead and Stranger Things franchises. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

The family had cut all sorts of other mazes over the years, with themes that included cartoon characters and patriotic and personal themes. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

His son Jack, who had attended the event in California, was instrumental in making these mazes happen, Universal officials have said. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

The conversation between Barker and the journalist would eventually gravitate to Halloween Horror Nights, whose mazes for many horror TV creators and filmmakers have become badges of honor, and markers of pop cultural relevance. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Their sodden footprint mazes cropped up then disappeared across the cement. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026