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Adjectives (11)
labyrinthine
adj. relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"
labyrinthian, mazy
adj. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"
byzantine, involved, tangled, knotty, tortuous, vermiculate, intricate, convoluted
adj. highly complex or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
Fuzzynyms (21)
roundabout, circuitous
adj. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
difficult, hard
adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
wandering, winding, rambling, meandering
adj. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
hugger-mugger, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy
adj. in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
roundabout, circuitous
adj. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
inconvenient
adj. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"
ambiguous, perplexing, puzzling
adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
perverse
adj. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
tricky, catchy
adj. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
Synonyms (40)
analyzable, decomposable, analysable
adj. capable of being partitioned
byzantine, involved, tangled, knotty, tortuous, vermiculate, intricate, convoluted, labyrinthine
adj. highly complex or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
compound, colonial
adj. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
complicated
adj. difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"
composite
adj. consisting of separate interconnected parts
compound
adj. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
Gordian
adj. extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'
interlocking, interlacing, interlinking, interwoven
adj. linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
multiplex
adj. having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
analyzable, decomposable, analysable
adj. capable of being partitioned
compound, colonial
adj. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
complicated
adj. difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"
composite
adj. consisting of separate interconnected parts
compound
adj. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
Gordian
adj. extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'
interlocking, interlacing, interlinking, interwoven
adj. linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
labyrinthine, labyrinthian, mazy
adj. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"
multiplex
adj. having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
Antonyms (2)
simple
adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
simple
adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
labyrinthine
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