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Synonyms for tangled
tan·gled
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
tangled
That is complex which is made up of several connected parts. That is compound in which the parts are not merely connected, but fused, or otherwise combined into a single substance. In a composite object the different parts have less of unity than in that which is complex or compound, but maintain their distinct individuality. In a heterogeneous body unlike parts or particles are intermingled, often without apparent order or plan. Conglomerate (literally, globed together) is said of a confused mingling of masses or lumps of various substances. The New England pudding-stone is a conglomerate rock. In a complex object the arrangement and relation of parts may be perfectly clear; in a complicated mechanism the parts are so numerous, or so combined, that the mind can not readily grasp their mutual relations; in an intricate arrangement the parts are so intertwined that it is difficult to follow their windings; things are involved which are rolled together so as not to be easily separated, either in thought or in fact; things which are tangled or entangled mutually hold and draw upon each other. The conception of a material object is usually complex, involving form, color, size, and other elements; a clock is a complicated mechanism; the Gordian knot was intricate; the twining serpents of the Laocoon are involved. We speak of an abstruse statement, a complex conception, a confused heap, a heterogeneous mass, a tangled skein, an intricate problem; of composite architecture, an involved sentence; of the complicated or intricate accounts of a great business, the entangled accounts of an incompetent or dishonest bookkeeper.
Synonyms:
abstruse, complex, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, entangled, heterogeneous, intricate, involved, manifold, mingled, mixed, multiform, obscureAntonyms:
clear, direct, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uncombined, uncompounded, uniform, unraveled
Princeton's WordNet
tangledadjective
in a confused mass
"pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
Synonyms:
involved, knotty, convoluted, tortuousAntonyms:
disentangled, unsnarled, untangled, loosened, simpleByzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuousadjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
"the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
Synonyms:
involved, knotty, problematical, twisty, convolute, twisting, winding, problematic, mired, gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, snarly, voluminous, tortuous, convoluted, baffling, snarledAntonyms:
untangled, unsnarled, disentangled, loosened, simple
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1376 | involved | |
#1758 | complex | |
#3036 | mixed | |
#4924 | tough | |
#6414 | composite | |
#6470 | compound | |
#6878 | confused | |
#7037 | complicated | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#14880 | winding | |
#14988 | problematic | |
#15098 | manifold | |
#17360 | heterogeneous | |
#20086 | intricate | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#23795 | twisting | |
#25735 | tangled | |
#30750 | conglomerate | |
#36740 | entangled | |
#37075 | knotted | |
#41131 | convoluted | |
#41957 | mingled | |
#50345 | voluminous | |
#53611 | baffling | |
#55672 | mired | |
#61101 | twisty | |
#68031 | knotty | |
#72606 | tortuous | |
#79304 | snarled | |
#89990 | gnarly | |
#99916 | gnarled | |
#107333 | problematical | |
#112255 | multiform | |
#113745 | abstruse | |
#233953 | convolute | |
#273936 | knobbed |
How to use tangled in a sentence?
Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave When they think that their children are nave.
Hunter Biden’s tangled web of shell companies, LLCs, investment vehicles, and options agreements make it virtually impossibleto know where he is getting income from.
I originally just gave her a crew cut because I did n’t know how, and it was all tangled and I could n’t get it out for anything.
You also want lots of room for tumbling inside your dryer — less is more, and you definitely don’t want to put too many pieces of gear in there because they will get all tangled together.
The human mind is so complex and things are so tangled up with each other that, to explain a blade of straw, one would have to take to pieces an entire universe. A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble.
Translations for tangled
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- متشابكةArabic
- filtredeDanish
- verheddertGerman
- emmêlésFrench
- ingarbugliatoItalian
- The translation of "tangled" to Japanese is "絡まった" (karamatta).Japanese
- The word "tangled" can be translated to Korean as "엉킨" (eongkin) or "얽힌" (eolkin), depending on the context.Korean
- floketeNorwegian
- splątanePolish
- emaranhadoPortuguese
- запутанныйRussian
- The translation of "tangled" in Telugu is "గిపోయిన" (gipoyina) or "జారిన" (jarina), depending on the context. If you would like more specific usage, please provide additional context!Telugu
- karışıkTurkish
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