Antonyms for tangle
ˈtæŋ gəltan·gle

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1. tangle

   Antonyms:
   unravel, disentangle, untwine

   Synonyms:
   intertwist, interlock, snarl, complicate, insnare, mat

Matched Categories

1. • Intertwine
   • Involve
   • Natural Object

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1. tanglenoun

   a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

   "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

   Synonyms:
   maze, snarl

2. tangle, snarl, mazeverb

   something jumbled or confused

   "a tangle of government regulations"

   Synonyms:
   labyrinth, maze, snarl

3. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb

   force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

   "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

   Synonyms:
   swing, sail, swing out, mat, entangle, espouse, get behind, snarl, scuff, hale, drag, sweep up, embrace, span, adopt, brush, drag out, hang back, trail, cart, puff, sweep, dishevel, traverse, broom, ravel, drag on, dredge, drop back, drag in, draw, cross, tousle, drop behind, embroil, haul, knot

4. ravel, tangle, knotverb

   tangle or complicate

   "a ravelled story"

   Synonyms:
   entangle, knot, sweep, drag, dishevel, embroil, sweep up, ravel, unravel, ravel out, mat, drag in, snarl, tousle

5. tousle, dishevel, tangleverb

   disarrange or rumple; dishevel

   "The strong wind tousled my hair"

   Synonyms:
   knot, sweep, drag, dishevel, embroil, sweep up, ravel, entangle, mat, drag in, snarl, tousle

6. entangle, tangle, mat, snarlverb

   twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

   "The child entangled the cord"

   Synonyms:
   snarl up, mat up, entangle, felt up, tousle, snarl, ravel, knot, mat, felt, embroil, matte up, drag in, sweep up, embrangle, sweep, mire, matte, dishevel, drag, snap, matt-up

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1. tanglenoun

   Antonyms:
   disentanglement, extrication

   Synonyms:
   snarl, complication, intricacy, imbroglio, perplexity

2. tangleverb

   Antonyms:
   disentangle, unravel, extricate

   Synonyms:
   snarl, entangle, interweave, embroil, insnare, entrap, involve, perplex, enmesh

How to use tangle in a sentence?

1. Ancient Chinese Proverb:

   An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle,but it will never break.

2. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The one absolute certain way to bring this nation to ruin... would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.

3. Karlin Younger:

   I just happened to look down by sheer luck, and I noticed that by the recycling bin there was this tangle of wires.

4. Hugh Link:

   Nobody wants to accidentally tangle up a whale, we want to catch crab not anything else.

5. Charles Cooley:

   When one has come to accept a certain course as duty he has a pleasant sense of relief and of lifted responsibility, even if the course involves pain and renunciation. It is like obedience to some external authority; any clear way, though it lead to death, is mentally preferable to the tangle of uncertainty.

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