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EMBROILING Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word embroiling. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word embroiling. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EMBROILING

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tangle
verbv
noun

• a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

• something jumbled or confused

verb

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

• tangle or complicate

• disarrange or rumple; dishevel

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

complicate
verbv
verb

• make more complicated

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

ensnare
verbv
verb

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap

entangle
verbv
verb

• entrap

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

entrap
verbv
verb

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap

implicate
verbv
verb

• bring into intimate and incriminating connection

• impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

involve
verbv
verb

• connect closely and often incriminatingly

• engage as a participant

• have as a necessary feature

• require as useful, just, or proper

• contain as a part

• occupy or engage the interest of

• make complex or intricate or complicated

snarl
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vicious angry growl

• an angry vicious expression

• something jumbled or confused

verb

• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

• make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

• make more complicated or confused through entanglements

drag
nounn
noun

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

verb

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

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

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

sweep
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a wide scope

• someone who cleans soot from chimneys

• winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

• a long oar used in an open boat

• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

• a movement in an arc

verb

• sweep across or over

• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

• sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

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

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• clean by sweeping

• win an overwhelming victory in or on

• cover the entire range of

• make a big sweeping gesture or movement

drag in
verbv
verb

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

sweep up
verbv
verb

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

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Best Hypernyms For EMBROILING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for embroiling, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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