ENTANGLED Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word entangled. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENTANGLED
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complicated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • difficult to analyze or understand | ||||||||
interwoven | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing | ||||||||
jumbled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in utter disorder | ||||||||
knotted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tied with a knot • used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | ||||||||
muddled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • confused and vague; used especially of thinking | ||||||||
snarled | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • tangled in knots or snarls | ||||||||
tangled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • in a confused mass adjective satellite • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||||||||
twisted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | ||||||||
ensnared | verbv | |||||||
verb • take or catch as if in a snare or trap • catch in or as if in a trap | ||||||||
intertwined | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • spin, wind, or twist together • make lacework by knotting or looping • make a loop in | ||||||||
bewilder | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • cause to be confused emotionally | ||||||||
perplex | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • make more complicated | ||||||||
puzzle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution • a game that tests your ingenuity verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide | ||||||||
mat | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a thick flat pad used as a floor covering • a master's degree in teaching • mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture • sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports • a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete • a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy verb • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
mire | verbv | |||||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 |