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entangled - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | entangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve, mix up |
| Synonyms: | bewilder, burden, catch, clog, come on, complicate, compromise, confuse, corner, dishevel, embarrass, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, fetter, hamper, hook, impede, implicate, intertwine, interweave, jumble, knot, mat, muddle, perplex, puzzle, ravel, set up, snag, snare, snarl, swindle, tangle, trammel, trap, twist, unsettle, duke in, embrangle, enchain, intertangle, lead on, rope in |
| Antonyms: | disentangle, exclude, explain, untangle, untwist |
| Main Entry: | complicated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, complex |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arduous, can of worms*, convoluted, difficult, elaborate, fancy, hard, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, mixed, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, recondite, sophisticated, troublesome, various, Byzantine, Daedalean, Gordian, entangled, gasser, hi-tech, interlaced, mega factor, wheels within wheels |
| Notes: | something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |
| Antonyms: | easy, facile, simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intricate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated, elaborate |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, baroque, can of worms*, complex, convoluted, difficult, fancy, hard, involved, labyrinthine, obscure, perplexing, rococo, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, tricky, Byzantine, Daedal, entangled, high-tech |
| Antonyms: | direct, methodical, simple, systematic, understandable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | caught |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taken |
| Synonyms: | arrested, seized, captured, entangled, under arrest |
| Main Entry: | knotted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tied |
| Synonyms: | bent, coiled, engaged, fastened, gnarled, knotty, linked, perplexed, seized, spliced, tangled, twisted, banded, braided, bunched, clinched, clumped, clustered, entangled, hitched, intertwined, lashed, lassoed, looped, meshed, snagged, snarled, warped, whirled |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, separate |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved, intricate |
| Synonyms: | circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiple, tangled, tortuous, variegated, compounded, entangled, mingled, multiform, multiplex |
| Antonyms: | clear, easy, evident, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uniform |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, circuitous, complicated, confused, convoluted, cryptic, discursive, disordered, disturbing, enigmatic, excursive, hidden, impenetrable, inscrutable, interwoven, intricate, involved, jumbled, knotted, knotty, labyrinthine, meandering, mixed, muddled, obscure, perplexing, puzzling, rambling, recondite, sinuous, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, undecipherable, unfathomable, winding, Byzantine, Daedalean, Gordian, bewildering, crabbed, entangled, mazy, mingled, paradoxical, round-about, snarled |
| Antonyms: | apparent, clear, direct, discernible, easy, evident, obvious, plain |
| Main Entry: | difficult |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated; hard to comprehend |
| Synonyms: | abstract, abstruse, baffling, complex, confusing, dark, deep, delicate, enigmatic, esoteric, formidable, hidden, inexplicable, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, loose, meandering, mysterious, mystical, nice, obscure, obstinate, perplexing, profound, puzzling, rambling, subtle, tangled, thorny, ticklish, troublesome, unclear, unfathomable, unintelligible, bewildering, confounding, enigmatical, entangled, hard to explain, hard to solve, mystifying, paradoxical, problematical, vexing |
| Antonyms: | easy, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated |
| Main Entry: | involved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicated in action |
| Synonyms: | affected, caught, concerned, eat sleep and breathe, embarrassed, embroiled, enmeshed, entangled, hooked, immersed in, incriminated, interested, into, knee-deep in, mixed up in, mixed up with, occupied, participating, taking part in, tangled, up to here in, up to one's neck in |
| Antonyms: | blameless, exonerated |
| Main Entry: | perplexed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | involved |
| Synonyms: | complex, complicated, confusing, difficult, intricate, bewildering, entangled |
| Main Entry: | tangled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | complex |
| Synonyms: | complicated, confused, difficult, intricate, involved, entangled |
| Antonyms: | apparent, clear, obvious, simple |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, make difficult |
| Synonyms: | bedevil, clog, combine, confound, convolute, derange, disarrange, disorder, elaborate, embroil, entangle, fold, foul up*, handicap, impede, interweave, involve, jumble, mix up, muddle, multiply, obscure, perplex, ravel, screw up*, snafu*, snag, tangle, twist, upset, add fuel to fire, infold, interfuse, interrelate, make intricate, make waves, muck up*, open can of worms, render unintelligible, snarl up |
| Antonyms: | disentangle, ease, explain, facilitate, untangle, make simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up; involve |
| Synonyms: | blend, clutter, confound, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, intermingle, involve, jumble, litter, mess up*, mingle, mistake, muddle, rumple, tangle, tumble, bedlamize, discombobulate, discreate, muss up, snarl up, tousle |
| Antonyms: | order, organize, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | embroil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve in dispute; complicate |
| Synonyms: | compromise, confound, confuse, derange, disorder, disturb, disunite, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, implicate, incriminate, involve, mire, mix up, muddle, perplex, snarl, tangle, trouble, cause trouble |
| Antonyms: | exclude, uncomplicate |
| Main Entry: | enmesh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve in a situation |
| Synonyms: | catch, embroil, ensnare, entangle, entrap, hook, implicate, incriminate, net, snare, snarl, tangle, trammel, trap, box in, drag into, draw in, lay a trap for, lay for*, make party to |
| Antonyms: | exclude, leave out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ensnare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trap |
| Synonyms: | bag*, capture, catch, cheat, come on, deceive, decoy, embroil, enmesh, entangle, entice, entrap, hook, inveigle, lure, mislead, net, snag, snare, snarl, tangle, trick, bat eyes at, rope in, suck in |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | require; result in |
| Synonyms: | bring about, call for, cause, demand, encompass, entangle, evoke, impose, involve, necessitate, occasion, require, tangle, give rise to, lead to |
| Main Entry: | entrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | capture, involve |
| Synonyms: | allure, bag*, beguile, catch, decoy, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, hook, implicate, inveigle, lure, net, seduce, set up, snare, tempt, trap, trick, benet, box in, lay for*, lead on, reel in, rope in, suck in |
| Antonyms: | clear, disentangle, exclude, free, liberate, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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