labyrinthine
Full of twists
Labyrinthine describes something resembling a labyrinth—full of intricate passages, confusing turns, or bewildering complexity.
A labyrinthine building has winding corridors; a labyrinthine plot twists unpredictably; labyrinthine regulations are difficult to navigate.
The word applies to anything whose complexity makes it hard to find your way through.
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
knotty · tortuous · serpentine · meandering · winding · circuitous · elaborate · multifaceted
Bull-man of Greek myth
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- AriadneMythical thread-giver
- DaedalusLegendary craftsman and inventor
- KnossosAncient Cretan city
Cretan · thread · mythology · maze · classical · ancient · Greek · underworld
Rotating with distortion
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
sinuous · curving · snaking · tortuous · circuitous · convoluted · turning · looping
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
ornate · filigreed · decorative · overwrought · gilded · intricate · detailed · sumptuous
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
baffling · confounding · bewildering · mystifying · obscure · unfathomable · impenetrable · arcane
convoluted
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
tangled · knotty · tortuous · serpentine · meandering · winding · circuitous · elaborate · multifaceted · layered
Minotaur
Bull-man of Greek myth
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- AriadneMythical thread-giver
- DaedalusLegendary craftsman and inventor
Knossos · Cretan · thread · mythology · maze · classical · ancient · Greek · underworld · Minos
twisting
Rotating with distortion
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
serpentine · sinuous · curving · snaking · tortuous · circuitous · convoluted · turning · looping · helical
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
florid · ornate · filigreed · decorative · overwrought · gilded · intricate · detailed · sumptuous · opulent
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
inscrutable · baffling · confounding · bewildering · mystifying · obscure · unfathomable · impenetrable · arcane · esoteric
warren
Interconnected underground tunnels
- passagesSegments or thoroughfares
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
chambers · deadends · pathways · twisting · underground · catacombs · subterranean · network · escape · navigation
- complexitycomplex, complicated, simple, intricate, easy
- fancy wordsgrandiloquent, magniloquent, sesquipedalian, pulchritudinous, tintinnabulation
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- mysteriousmysterious, cryptic, enigmatic, arcane, obscure
- spiralsspiral, helix, logarithmic spiral, coil, whorl
- ornate thingsornate, decorative, baroque, rococo, gilded
labyrinthinesimple
Free of complexity
straightforward · uncomplicated · plain · basic · elementary
labyrinthinestraight
Not curved or crooked
direct · linear · clear · unobstructed · open
labyrinthinestraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
clear · lucid · transparent · intelligible · plain