MAZE Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of maze

as in labyrinth

a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages the mansion had a beautifully landscaped maze that was constructed of tall cypresses

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as in confusion

chiefly dialect a state of mental uncertainty she's been walking around in a maze ever since her husband walked out on her

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maze

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verb

ˈmāz

as in to puzzle

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance

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There will also be mazes inspired by Sinners, Stranger Things, Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, and the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 In corporate contexts, deals fall apart when payments get stuck in regulatory mazes or take too long to convert into foreign currency. — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 For more than a decade, Slash has been contributing soundtracks for Horror Nights mazes — including Clowns 3D, Universal Monsters, Bride of Frankenstein and Scarecrow. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026 Olya’s mother insisting on children, a Kafkaesque maze of exit paperwork, topped with some real existential dread of the mundane. — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maze

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maze

Noun

Carmen receives them with love and displays them in that labyrinth of Cuban-ness, as colorful and sometimes as moving as the nation’s history and its exile.

— Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
For its part, the Westmoreland Museum of Art utilized its partnership with Art Bridges to develop the Art Maze, an interactive installation that transformed the museum’s Cantilever Galleries into a navigable labyrinth painted by local artists.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

The new on-pitch laws… There was confusion at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup, when substitute Fin Cartwright was held back from entering the pitch straight away.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The confusion is that Italian etiquette is not the same as Italian-American etiquette, where the continuing use of the spoon is not uncommon.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of confusion

Verb

In practice, puzzling choices by curators Klaus Biesenbach and Maike Steinkamp rendered the experiment fraught in places.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Three bears were taken, and, in keeping with the southern tradition of bear hunting, Roosevelt’s hosts were a bit puzzled by the president’s disappointment.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of puzzle

Verb

The scene never fails to baffle the senses as the path rises up about a thousand feet from the valley floor.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
She is baffled by the way her friends Moe and Fumina rail against their parents, especially when Yuko is always holding back at home, forever walking on eggshells.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of baffle

Noun

In the nearly 3,000 patients who donated their brains to science, the brains of those who took estrogen were less likely to show neurobiological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, such as beta-amyloid plaques or tangles of tau protein.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
It can be set up in under a minute without a tangle of wires to trip over.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangle

Verb

That’s a common sentiment from a touring superstar, but there’s a sense that Kahan really might be as happily bewildered as the rest of us about how songs this personal and cloudy came to captivate even sunny California.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
The threats are constantly evolving, layering upon themselves with bewildering speed.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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