TANGLED Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word tangled. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TANGLED
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enmeshed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • caught as if in a mesh | ||||||||
entangled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deeply involved especially in something complicated • twisted together in a tangled mass • involved in difficulties | ||||||||
interlaced | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
matted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tangled in a dense mass • not reflecting light; not glossy | ||||||||
snarled | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • tangled in knots or snarls | ||||||||
twisted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | ||||||||
caught | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident • the quantity that was caught • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect • anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) • a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) • a restraint that checks the motion of something • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window • a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth • the act of catching an object with the hands • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • to hook or entangle • attract and fix • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping • reach in time • get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly • catch up with and possibly overtake • be struck or affected by • check oneself during an action • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers • see or watch • cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled • detect a blunder or misstep • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • come down with • start burning • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • attract; cause to be enamored • apprehend and reproduce accurately • take in and retain • spread or be communicated • be the catcher • become aware of • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned | ||||||||
snared | verbv | |||||||
noun • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head • a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb • catch in or as if in a trap • entice and trap | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
dishevel | verbv | |||||||
verb • disarrange or rumple; dishevel | ||||||||
entangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • entrap • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||||||||
knot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight cluster of people or things • any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object • a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour • something twisted and tight and swollen • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere verb • make into knots; make knots out of • tie or fasten into a knot • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
tousle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • disarrange or rumple; dishevel | ||||||||
argue | verbv | |||||||
verb • present reasons and arguments • have an argument about something • give evidence of | ||||||||
conflict | nounn | |||||||
noun • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) • opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests • an incompatibility of dates or events • opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) • a disagreement or argument about something important verb • be in conflict • go against, as of rules and laws | ||||||||
dispute | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a disagreement or argument about something important • coming into conflict with verb • take exception to • have a disagreement over something | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||