Synonyms for labyrinth

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lab-uh-rinth

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæb ə rɪnθ

Top 10 synonyms for labyrinth

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Définition of labyrinth

Origin : c.1400, laberynthe (late 14c. in Latinate form laborintus) "labyrinth, maze," figuratively "bewildering arguments," from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos "maze, large building with intricate passages," especially the structure built by Daedelus to hold the Minotaur near Knossos in Crete, from a pre-Greek language; perhaps related to Lydian labrys "double-edged axe," symbol of royal power, which fits with the theory that the labyrinth was originally the royal Minoan palace on Crete and meant "palace of the double-axe." Used in English for "maze" early 15c., and in figurative sense of "confusing state of affairs" (1540s).

noun maze, complexity

Example sentences :

All this year's work, then, has been the threading of the labyrinth.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

I wished I had never entered the labyrinth which was leading me, I knew not whither.
Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

To the southeast of it was a section known as the Labyrinth.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

These little chambers are surrounded by a labyrinth of passages.
Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

To attempt to find their way through the labyrinth was folly.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

Nothing could be discovered upon it, but a labyrinth of wavy and sweepy lines.
Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald

The floor, of which the pattern forms a labyrinth, was completed in 1870.
Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous

Laughing light-heartedly, they plunged into a labyrinth of dark streets.
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

I wonder if the Labyrinth mine is so much of a labyrinth after all?
Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman

It was an hour before the saloon was found in that labyrinth of cast-iron.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

Antonyms for labyrinth

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