6
perplexed(verb, complicated, complexity)
5
devious
5
foul
5
mazy
4
Daedalian(adjective, simple)
4
caught(verb, adjective, unsettled, affected, involved)
4
disordered(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, complicated, chaotic)
4
enmeshed(verb, adjective, unsettled, affected, involved)
4
hairy(adjective, harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven)
4
jammed(verb, hindered)
4
jumbled(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, unsettled, confused)
4
kinky(adjective, twisted)
4
labyrinthian
4
perplexing(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, complex)
4
thorny(hard, tricky, complicated)
4
winding
3
confounded(verb, adjective, complicated)
3
baffling(adjective, hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
3
chaotic(adjective, confused, disordered, untidy, disorderly)
3
confusing(adjective, hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
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