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Gordian

[gawr-dee-uhn] / ˈgɔr di ən /
ADJECTIVE
complex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complicated convoluted disturbing intricate obscure perplexing sophisticated
STRONG
byzantine winding
WEAK
Daedalean abstruse bewildering circuitous confused crabbed cryptic discursive disordered enigmatic entangled excursive hidden impenetrable inscrutable interwoven involved jumbled knotted knotty labyrinthine mazy meandering mingled mixed muddled paradoxical puzzling rambling recondite round-about sinuous snarled tangled tortuous undecipherable unfathomable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy simple
WEAK
apparent clear direct discernible evident homogeneous obvious plain uniform
ADJECTIVE
complicated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arduous convoluted difficult fancy hard intricate knotty perplexing problematic sophisticated troublesome
STRONG
elaborate entangled interlaced involved mixed puzzling
WEAK
Daedalean abstruse byzantine can of worms gasser high-tech labyrinthine mega factor recondite various wheels within wheels
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile nice plain simple straightforward uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
involved
Synonyms
STRONG
confusing convoluted elaborate muddled ramified sophisticated tangled winding
WEAK
byzantine complex difficult high-tech intricate knotty labyrinthine mazy tortuous
Antonyms
STRONG
clear simple
WEAK
blameless easy exonerated uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
knotty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complicated mystifying perplexing puzzling sticky thorny tricky
WEAK
baffling complex difficult effortful elaborate formidable hard intricate involved labyrinthine mazy nodulous problematical ramified reticular rough rugged sophisticated terrible tough uphill
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile smooth
WEAK
simple uncomplicated untroublesome

Example Sentences

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Could the administration try to unravel this Gordian knot by suppressing prices and pushing for easy money?

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

If generations of diplomats viewed the post-Soviet challenges of Eastern Europe as a Gordian knot to be painstakingly unraveled, the president envisioned an easy fix: The borders matter less than the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Shapiro dexterously untangles the Gordian knot of their entwined passions, shared ambitions and business bottom lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

Remember the I-95 collapse in Philadelphia last June, which seemed poised to snarl East Coast traffic in a Gordian knot?

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024

For many of us, this one is the Gordian knot of possessive puzzles.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.