| Main Entry: | entangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve, mix up |
Synonyms: |
bewilder, burden, catch, clog, come on, complicate, compromise, confuse, corner, dishevel, duke in, embarrass, embrangle, embroil, enchain, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, fetter, hamper, hook, impede, implicate, intertangle, intertwine, interweave, jumble, knot, lead on, mat, muddle, perplex, puzzle, ravel, rope in, set up, snag, snare, snarl, swindle, tangle, trammel, trap, twist, unsettle |
Antonyms: |
disentangle, exclude, explain, untangle, untwist |
| Main Entry: | beset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plague; hem in |
Synonyms: |
aggress, assail, attack, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, bug*, circle*, compass, dog*, drive up the wall, embarrass, encircle, enclose, encompass, entangle, environ, fall on, fall upon, girdle, give a bad time, give a hard time, give one the business, give the needle, harass, harry, hassle, infest, invade, jump on one's case, nag, nudge, overrun, perplex, pester, pick on, put the squeeze on, ride, ring, start in on, storm, strike, surround |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
Synonyms: |
arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
| Main Entry: | complicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, make difficult |
Synonyms: |
add fuel to fire, bedevil, clog, combine, confound, convolute, derange, disarrange, disorder, elaborate, embroil, entangle, fold, foul up, handicap, impede, infold, interfuse, interrelate, interweave, involve, jumble, make intricate, make waves, mix up, muck up, muddle, multiply, obscure, open can of worms, perplex, ravel, render unintelligible, screw up, snafu, snag, snarl up, tangle, twist, upset |
Antonyms: |
disentangle, ease, explain, facilitate, make simple, untangle |
| Main Entry: | confuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up; involve |
Synonyms: |
bedlamize, blend, clutter, confound, disarrange, disarray, discombobulate, discreate, disorder, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, intermingle, involve, jumble, litter, mess up*, mingle, mistake, muddle, muss up, rumple, snarl up, tangle, tousle, tumble |
Antonyms: |
order, organize, separate |
| Main Entry: | embroil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve in dispute; complicate |
Synonyms: |
cause trouble, compromise, confound, confuse, derange, disorder, disturb, disunite, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, implicate, incriminate, involve, mire, mix up, muddle, perplex, snarl, tangle, trouble |
Antonyms: |
exclude, uncomplicate |
| Main Entry: | enmesh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve in a situation |
Synonyms: |
box in, catch, drag into, draw in, embroil, ensnare, entangle, entrap, hook, implicate, incriminate, lay a trap for, lay for, make party to, net, snare, snarl, tangle, trammel, trap |
Antonyms: |
exclude, leave out |
| Main Entry: | ensnare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trap |
Synonyms: |
bag*, bat eyes at, capture, catch, cheat, come on, deceive, decoy, embroil, enmesh, entangle, entice, entrap, hook, inveigle, lure, mislead, net, rope in, snag, snare, snarl, suck in, tangle, trick |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate, release |
| Main Entry: | entail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | require; result in |
Synonyms: |
bring about, call for, cause, demand, encompass, entangle, evoke, give rise to, impose, involve, lead to, necessitate, occasion, require, tangle |
| Main Entry: | entrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | capture, involve |
Synonyms: |
allure, bag*, beguile, benet, box in, catch, decoy, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, hook, implicate, inveigle, lay for, lead on, lure, net, reel in, rope in, seduce, set up, snare, suck in, tempt, trap, trick |
Antonyms: |
clear, disentangle, exclude, free, liberate, release |