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Definitions

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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Fortunately, the man she meets cuts the Gordian knot of her anxieties by being perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

The American experiment, sprawling across half a continent, was to be a Gordian knot too complex for any would-be Alexander to slice through.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

French editor Octave Uzanne called it “that Gordian city, so excessive, so satanic.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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