byzantine

/bˈɪzəntˌaɪn/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
   “Byzantine monks”
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
3. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious- Sir Walter Scott
   “the Byzantine tax structure”

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

Synonyms for byzantine

• convoluted
• involved
• knotty
• tangled
• tortuous
• complex

Words that rhyme with byzantine

• line
• sign
• design
• decline
• shine
• divine
• fine
• assign
• incline
• palatine
• outline
• refine
• confine
• define
• spine
• twine
• whine
• align
• canine
• lifeline
• mine
• nine
• resign
• sideline
• wine
• affine
• alpine
• baseline
• benign
• bovine