| 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 |
Antonyms: |
straighten, uncomplicate, untangle, untwist |
| Main Entry: | tangled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | snarled |
Synonyms: |
chaotic, disordered, interlaced, knotted, mixed up, muddled, raveled, trapped, twisted |
Antonyms: |
ordered, organized, unraveled, untangled |
| Main Entry: | tangled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complex |
Synonyms: |
complicated, confused, difficult, entangled, intricate, involved |
Antonyms: |
apparent, clear, obvious, simple |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved, intricate |
Synonyms: |
circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiform, multiple, multiplex, tangled, tortuous, variegated |
| 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: |
clear, easy, evident, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uniform |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
Synonyms: |
Byzantine, Daedalean, Gordian, abstruse, bewildering, circuitous, complicated, confused, convoluted, crabbed, cryptic, discursive, disordered, disturbing, enigmatic, entangled, excursive, hidden, impenetrable, inscrutable, interwoven, intricate, involved, jumbled, knotted, knotty, labyrinthine, mazy, meandering, mingled, mixed, muddled, obscure, paradoxical, perplexing, puzzling, rambling, recondite, round-about, sinuous, snarled, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, undecipherable, unfathomable, winding |
Antonyms: |
apparent, clear, direct, discernible, easy, evident, obvious, plain |
| 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: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be at odds |
Synonyms: |
brawl, bump heads with, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, cross swords with, differ, disaccord, disagree, discord, disharmonize, disturb, fight, interfere, jar, lock horns with, mismatch, oppose, romp, run against tide, scrap, slug, square off with, strive, struggle, tangle, vary |
Antonyms: |
agree, be calm, harmonize |
| 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: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, challenge |
Synonyms: |
blast, call in question, debate, dispute, doubt, give it one's all, go for it, go for jugular, jockey for position, jump on, litigate, mix it up with, object to, oppose, push, question, scramble for, shoot for, stand up for, tangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, allow, give up, resign |
| Main Entry: | convoluted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated |
Synonyms: |
baffling, complex, confused, elaborate, impenetrable, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, perplexing, puzzling, serpentine, tangled, tortuous |
Antonyms: |
simple, straightforward |