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

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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 hotel’s footprint is compact, so there aren’t long hikes through mazes of overwater boardwalks to reach your accommodations or long lines at the breakfast buffet. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

The book features coloring pages, puzzles, mazes, more than 500 stickers and other activities. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Slime molds, for example, can find efficient routes through mazes. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

The delays are not exactly surprising, nor does the blame for them lie with the city — a number of state and federal agencies are in charge here, each navigating their own bureaucratic mazes. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

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