Synonyms for tangle
ˈtæŋ gəltan·gle

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1. tangle

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

   Antonyms:
   unravel, disentangle, untwine

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Intertwine
   • Involve
   • Natural Object

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1. ravel

   a spider that is raveling a fly into its web is also tangling the fly up.

   the fly was tangled up in the spider's web.

   Submitted by Cat Lady on October 4, 2019  

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1. tangleverb

   Synonyms:
   interweave (confusedly), intertwine, complicate, perplex, snarl, entangle

2. tanglenoun

   Synonyms:
   complication, intricacy, perplexity, snarl

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1. tanglenoun

   Synonyms:
   snarl, complication, intricacy, imbroglio, perplexity

   Antonyms:
   disentanglement, extrication

2. tangleverb

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

   Antonyms:
   disentangle, unravel, extricate

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1. List of paraphrases for "tangle":

   entanglement, muddle, jumble, jungle, thicket

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How to use tangle in a sentence?

1. Hugh Link:

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

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. 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.

5. Ram Kishore Yadav:

   Look at that tangle of wires, i won't be surprised if another fire breaks out around here.