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mazing

mazing

1 8.9
Having many twisting passages that are hard to find your way through
  • adjective
  • /ˈmeɪzɪŋ/
: laberíntico
  • Navigating the mazing streets of the old town took longer than we expected.

Examples

  • The instructions to assemble the furniture were so mazing that I had to ask for help.

  • "Beware of philosophers." "Where would I find any philosophers?" asked Raymond, who had done theater design at art school with Bernard and now designed sets for a successful children's TV program called The A-Mazing Maze of Monsters.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Her explanation of the project was mazing, filled with details that were hard to follow.

Synonyms

complicated
vsmazing
∞ 5.4

Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts

stresses twisting confusing layout rather than interconnected parts
tortuous
vsmazing
8 8.1

Full of twists and turns, like a winding road or an argument

focuses more on many twisting confusing passages and overall confusion
labyrinthine
vsmazing
  • Formal
4 9.2

Having many parts that are hard to follow like a maze

is similar but usually less intensely complex
mazelike
vsmazing
1 5.7

Full of confusing, twisting paths that are hard to find your way through

is the adjective for many twisting confusing passages
mazy
vsmazing
1 8.9

Full of winding paths like a maze

is about confusing complexity rather than only physical layout

Very hard to understand because it is complicated

is less extreme, focusing on many twisting confusing passages

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand or do

How Complex

inextricable
2 8.9
labyrinthine
  • Formal
4 9.2
convoluted
32 8.6
mazing
1 8.9
complex
668 5.6

Surface Forms

mazing positive
mazinger comparative
mazingest superlative

Morphology

mazing = maze (transparent) = maze + ing

This is a regular -ing adjective from maze, and the meaning 'maze-like' or 'full of mazes' is easy to infer from the base word.

Etymology

The word mazing can also come from the simple word maze, meaning a 'labyrinth' or a confusing set of paths, so mazing describes something full of twists and hard to follow.