labyrinth

The word “labyrinth” has 3 syllables: lab-​y-​rinth

It's pronounced as /ˈlæbərɪnθ/


What is synonym and antonym for labyrinth?

In the thesaurus, “labyrinth” has 26 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for labyrinth along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for labyrinth

  • catacomb
  • coil
  • complication
  • convolution
  • entanglement
  • entrapment
  • intricacy
  • jungle
  • knot
  • maze
  • meander
  • mesh
  • morass
  • perplexity
  • problem
  • puzzle
  • quagmire
  • rabbit warren
  • riddle
  • skein
  • snare
  • snarl
  • tangle
  • trap
  • warren
  • web

Antonyms for labyrinth

  • ease
  • line
  • order
  • organization
  • simplicity

Meanings of labyrinth

  • noun
    1. A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
    2. Part of the inner ear.
    3. Anything complicated and confusing, like a maze.
    4. Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Neope.
  • verb
    1. To enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth.
    2. To arrange in the form of a labyrinth.
    3. To twist and wind, following a labyrinthine path.
    4. To render lost and confused, as if in a labyrinth.

Example Sentences

  • I navigated the intricate labyrinth of hallways to find the hidden chamber.
  • The ancient ruins concealed a mysterious labyrinth beneath the surface.
  • The forest was like a natural labyrinth, with twisting paths and hidden clearings.
  • The puzzle challenged my ability to escape the virtual labyrinth in the game.
  • The hedge maze resembled a classic garden labyrinth with its winding passages.

On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to labyrinth, such as: catacomb, coil, complication, convolution, ease, entanglement, entrapment.

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rabbit warren

quicksand

  • allurement
  • ambuscade
  • ambush
  • artifice
  • bait
  • bog
  • booby trap
  • catch
  • cobweb
  • come-on
  • conspiracy
  • danger
  • deadfall
  • deception
  • decoy
  • device
  • difficulty
  • dirt
  • downfall
  • dragnet
  • drawback
  • entanglement
  • enticement
  • entrapment
  • feint
  • fen
  • gambit
  • glop
  • goo
  • gunk
  • hook
  • intrigue
  • inveiglement
  • knot
  • labyrinth
  • lasso
  • lure
  • machination
  • maneuver
  • marsh
  • marshland
  • maze
  • mesh
  • mire
  • morass
  • moss
  • mousetrap
  • mud
  • net
  • noose
  • ooze
  • peril
  • pit
  • pitfall
  • plot
  • ploy
  • prank
  • quag
  • quagmire
  • risk
  • ruse
  • seducement
  • setup
  • slime
  • slough
  • snag
  • snare
  • snarl
  • spiderweb
  • stratagem
  • subterfuge
  • swamp
  • swindle
  • tangle
  • tanglement
  • temptation
  • toil
  • trap
  • trick
  • web
  • wile
  • wire

warren

net

  • Brussels lace
  • abduct
  • accumulate
  • after deductions
  • after taxes
  • ambush
  • apprehend
  • arrest
  • artifice
  • bag
  • bay
  • birdlime
  • bobbinet
  • body
  • booby trap
  • bottom line
  • bring in
  • capture
  • catch
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  • centerpiece
  • cheat
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  • clasp
  • clean up
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  • collar
  • compensation
  • content
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  • corner
  • corral
  • course
  • crux
  • deception
  • detain
  • direction
  • double-dealing
  • drift
  • duplicity
  • earn
  • earnings
  • embroil
  • emolument
  • enmesh
  • enmeshment
  • ensnare
  • ensnarl
  • entangle
  • entanglement
  • entoil
  • entrap
  • entrapment
  • envelopment
  • essence
  • excluding
  • exclusive
  • fabric
  • filigree
  • final
  • fishnet
  • fist
  • gain
  • garner
  • get
  • gist
  • glom
  • glove
  • grab
  • grapple
  • grasp
  • grill
  • grille
  • grip
  • gross
  • halter
  • hazard
  • heart
  • hold
  • hook
  • hypothesis
  • immesh
  • implicate
  • income
  • interest
  • involve
  • irreducible
  • kernel
  • keynote
  • kidnap
  • killing
  • knot
  • labyrinth
  • lace
  • lacework
  • land
  • land mine
  • lasso
  • lattice
  • lucre
  • make
  • marquisette
  • maze
  • meat
  • meat and potatoes
  • mesh
  • mire
  • morass
  • nab
  • nail
  • netting
  • network
  • nobble
  • noose
  • nub
  • nubbin
  • nucleus
  • openwork
  • pay
  • payment
  • payoff
  • pitfall
  • pith
  • pivot
  • ploy
  • point
  • proceeds
  • profit
  • proposition
  • pure
  • purport
  • quagmire
  • quicksand
  • rap
  • realize
  • reap
  • remaining
  • remittal
  • rend
  • requital
  • reticulum
  • return
  • revenue
  • root
  • rope
  • ruse
  • salary
  • sales
  • screen
  • screening
  • secure
  • seize
  • snag
  • snare
  • snarl
  • snatch
  • spiderweb
  • subject
  • substance
  • subterfuge
  • sum
  • sum and substance
  • take-home
  • tangle
  • tanglement
  • tenor
  • the long and short
  • the long and the short
  • theme
  • thesis
  • tracery
  • trap
  • trick
  • tulle
  • undeductible
  • wages
  • web
  • webbing
  • windfall
  • wirework
  • wrest
  • yield

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