MAZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MAZE?

Need another word that means the same as “maze”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “maze” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Maze” are: snarl, tangle, labyrinth, network of paths, complex network, web, warren, mesh, jungle, imbroglio

Maze as a Noun

Definitions of "Maze" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “maze” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A confusing mass of information.
• Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost.
• A network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way.
• A complex network of paths or passages.
• Something jumbled or confused.

Synonyms of "Maze" as a noun (10 Words)

complex network	A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures.
imbroglio	A confused heap. The abdication imbroglio of 1936.
jungle	A place where hoboes camp. It s a jungle out there.
labyrinth	A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance It consists of bony cavities the bony labyrinth filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes the membranous labyrinth. You lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets.
mesh	The act of interlocking or meshing. If the mesh is too big small rabbits can squeeze through.
network of paths	An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals.
snarl	An act or sound of snarling. A snarl of rage.
tangle	A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven. A tangle of golden hair.
warren	An overcrowded residential area. A warren of narrow gas lit streets.
web	The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. He found himself caught up in a web of bureaucracy.

Usage Examples of "Maze" as a noun

• They were trapped in a menacing maze of corridors.
• A maze of petty regulations.
• The house has a maze and a walled Italian garden.

Associations of "Maze" (30 Words)

baffle	Restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc. A baffle plate.
befuddle	Make (someone) unable to think clearly. The logic used to arrive at this conclusion befuddles me.
complex	Make an atom or compound form a complex with another. Two guanine bases can attach themselves to the same platinum atom forming a stable complex.
complexity	The state or quality of being intricate or complicated. An issue of great complexity.
complicated	Difficult to analyze or understand. A long and complicated saga.
confound	Mistake one thing for another. The inflation figure confounded economic analysts.
confuse	Assemble without order or sense. These questions confuse even the experts.
corridor	A belt of land linking two other areas or following a road or river. His room lay at the very end of the corridor.
detail	Provide details for. Several of the details are similar.
discombobulated	Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion. He is looking a little pained and discombobulated.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disorder	Bring disorder to. The files are in complete disorder.
disorient	Cause to be lost or disoriented. The inconsistencies of the narrative do more than merely disorient and challenge the reader.
elaboration	Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail. This is a point requiring elaboration.
fluster	Be flustered behave in a confused manner. The false start flustered me a bit.
intricacy	The quality of being intricate. The intricacy of the procedure.
intricate	Very complicated or detailed. An intricate network of canals.
involution	The action of enfolding something. Periods of artistic involution.
labyrinth	A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance It consists of bony cavities the bony labyrinth filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes the membranous labyrinth. You lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets.
labyrinthine	Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity. Labyrinthine plots and counterplots.
melee	A confused fight or scuffle. The melee of people that were always thronging the streets.
navigate	Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance. We ll go in my car you can navigate.
nuance	Give nuances to. He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect.
perplex	Make more complicated. She was perplexed by her husband s moodiness.
perplexity	An entangled state. The dense perplexity of dwarf palm garlanded creepers glossy undergrowth.
puzzle	A jigsaw puzzle. She was puzzled by the doctor s manner.
puzzling	Not clear to the understanding. Only one very puzzling question remains unanswered.
ravel	Untangle or unravel something. Can you unravel the mystery.
subtlety	The quality or state of being subtle. You had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew.
tangle	A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven. A tangle of government regulations.