as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
a website with an exceptionally labyrinthian procedure for ordering merchandise
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Recent Examples of labyrinthian
The San Lázaro district is known for its labyrinthian alleyways and quiet stone courtyards as well as its proximity to the city center’s Plaza de Armas with its majestic cathedral and graceful fountain.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
Data-sharing concerns, unrealistic expectations Health care systems are labyrinthian in their complexity.
—Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
An oasis of hospitality; a labyrinthian casino.
—Krista Diamond, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2025
In those old houses, there’s essentially a staircase in the kitchen that parallels the main staircase, and the whole house felt labyrinthian and odd.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Stretch Your Mind Experience Meow Wolf, a labyrinthian art show of psychedelic interactive exhibits and brain-bending optical tricks.
—Topaz Hooper, Men's Health, 15 Mar. 2023
Each planet has its own visual identity and acts as a greater hub with tons of quest markers and labyrinthian depths to explore.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
Data-sharing concerns, unrealistic expectations Health care systems are labyrinthian in their complexity.
—Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
An oasis of hospitality; a labyrinthian casino.
—Krista Diamond, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2025
In those old houses, there’s essentially a staircase in the kitchen that parallels the main staircase, and the whole house felt labyrinthian and odd.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Stretch Your Mind Experience Meow Wolf, a labyrinthian art show of psychedelic interactive exhibits and brain-bending optical tricks.
—Topaz Hooper, Men's Health, 15 Mar. 2023
Each planet has its own visual identity and acts as a greater hub with tons of quest markers and labyrinthian depths to explore.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthian
Adjective
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In one space, costumes can be custom printed and cut using high-tech printers, while another space houses a room full of sewing machines where costumers spend 80 hours crafting an intricate fur-pattern cape with fringes and sequins.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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In addition to featuring intricate lacework, some pieces stand out for being crafted from chiffon and fluid satins, being punctuated by tiny floral embroideries and cascading daisy embellishments or simply for their buttery hues that add to the classic black and white propositions.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But looming is the question of whether the federal immigration officers who pulled the triggers in both cases actually broke the law, a question that will come down to complicated issues that are much harder to define than the outrage that prompted calls for accountability.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Overwhelm, already a danger to investigators managing a complex case, isn’t helped by online conspiracy theorists and other noisemakers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two supermassive black holes in the centers of each galaxy fall into orbit together and, like their stellar-mass cousins, can eventually spiral in and combine (though the details of this are a bit complex).—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Shops were closed, tourists were sleeping in, and the sun had not yet risen high enough to illuminate the narrow, labyrinthine streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In many ways the behind-the-scenes chief architect of the state’s budget adoption process, Keane has piloted dozens of legislatures through the labyrinthine task of crafting the multibillion plans that guide so much of life here.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mostly, however, Gee’s sophisticated, stealthily moving film folds any bursts of emotion into its exquisitely dark shadows, letting Evans’ limpid but heartsore music do most of the weeping.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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At 5,300 years old, any of those explanations complicates the conventional picture of how sophisticated Predynastic Egyptian material science actually was.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Labyrinthian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthian. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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