| Main Entry: |
tangle |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
knot, complicate |
Synonyms: |
catch, coil,
confuse, derange, discompose, disorganize, drag into, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, foul up,
hamper, implicate, interlace, interlock, intertwist, interweave,
involve,
jam, kink, make a party to, mat,
mesh,
mess up*, mix up, muck up,
obstruct,
perplex, ravel, snarl, tie up, trap,
twist, unbalance,
upset
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Antonyms: |
straighten, uncomplicate, untangle, untwist
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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