labyrinth
Intricate winding network
A labyrinth is a complex structure of interconnecting passages designed to confuse anyone trying to navigate it—a maze.
The word extends to anything intricate and hard to follow: a labyrinth of bureaucratic regulations, the labyrinth of the inner ear.
Labyrinthine describes such complexity.
Boundary of planted shrubs
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- dead-endPassage without exit
twists · turns · escape · lost · warren · network · serpentine · meander
Bull-man of Greek myth
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- AriadneMythical thread-giver
- DaedalusLegendary craftsman and inventor
- CreteLargest Greek island
Knossos · thread · Greek · legend · monster · hero · Icarus · myth
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
tortuous · knotty · perplexing · bewildering · confounding · impenetrable · unfathomable · entangled
Puzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- logicScience of valid reasoning
escape room · problem · solution · challenge · cipher · clues · solving · mental
Seeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
navigation · passage · traverse · wayfarer · seeker · path · discovery · progression
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- plotStoryline or land parcel
scheme · covert · mystery · cloak-and-dagger · hidden · subterfuge · machinations · shadowy
Balance and hearing center
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
auditory · membranous · bony · vestibule · equilibrium · otolith · acoustic
hedge
Boundary of planted shrubs
dead-end · twists · turns · escape · lost · warren · network · serpentine · meander · circuitous
Minotaur
Bull-man of Greek myth
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- AriadneMythical thread-giver
- DaedalusLegendary craftsman and inventor
Crete · Knossos · thread · Greek · legend · monster · hero · Icarus · myth · ancient
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
byzantine · tortuous · knotty · perplexing · bewildering · confounding · impenetrable · unfathomable · entangled · nested
riddle
Puzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
logic · escape room · problem · solution · challenge · cipher · clues · solving · mental · strategy
quest
Seeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
wandering · navigation · passage · traverse · wayfarer · seeker · path · discovery · progression · destination
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
plot · scheme · covert · mystery · cloak-and-dagger · hidden · subterfuge · machinations · shadowy · enigmatic
inner ear
Balance and hearing center
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
hearing · auditory · membranous · bony · vestibule · equilibrium · otolith · acoustic
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
- Classical MythologyZeus, Apollo, Venus, Athena, Aphrodite
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- Mythological WordsAchilles heel, Adonis, aegis, ambrosia, Apollo
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- Aegean AntiquityMinoan, Mycenaean, Knossos, Troy, Crete
labyrinthstraight line
Undeviated continuous path
straight path · direct route · corridor · beeline · straightaway
labyrinthorder
Methodical arrangement or request
organization · grid · simplicity · clarity · regularity
labyrinthease
Lack of strain
clear path · shortcut · expressway · no-brainer · cakewalk
- Pan's Labyrinth
- mental labyrinthIntricate confusion of thoughts