ENTANGLED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

entangled

verb

past tense of entangle

as in tangled

to twist together into a usually confused mass in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires

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as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies

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as in complicated

to make complex or difficult the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits

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Recent Examples of entangled The drama, starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis, about a family of federal law enforcement agents entangled in a mystery, is one of the breakout stories of the fall. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 And as the Roklov and Williams families grow still more entangled, the possibility of their own match feels, if not inevitable, at least on the table. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026 Three minutes into the second quarter Fox received a Flagrant Foul 1 for tossing Chet Holmgren to the court after they became entangled in the paint. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The companies are already financially entangled, including a $2 billion investment by Tesla in SpaceX, Tesla’s Monday proxy statement confirmed. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Choose solid objects over anything with netting, strings, ropes, ribbons or other materials in which an animal could become entangled. — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 When Jay encounters a giant squid being chased by a mammoth sperm whale, he’s unwittingly entangled in the former’s tentacles and swallowed up in one extended, terrifying sequence. — David MacK, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 The couple had some tumultuous times, getting entangled in a love triangle with fellow Disney Channel star Miley Cyrus at one point. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2026 The premise is fantasy, but because that chaos is there, people become entangled with one another, the story twists and winds, and the work as a whole becomes realistic. — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

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The costly dispute instead stretched for almost a decade, becoming tangled up with the War of the Austrian Succession.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
Besides the challenge of rebuilding the tunnel, the railroad has been tangled for several years in legal disputes with the city of Fort Bragg and the California Coastal Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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This year, heavensouls dropped westside trapped, a showcase of plundersymphonic finesse and a tribute to Nigerian beats.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Rae, trapped in a ghetto in Novogrudok, watched the Nazis murder her mother and one of her sisters.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Their decisions may be complicated by elections in Israel and the US, which could kickstart a return to conflict in the Middle East and drive energy prices even higher.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Bussard cares for her 42-year-old son, Alex, who has complicated medical needs since surviving a brain tumor and brain hemorrhage.

— Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of complicated

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With the Cubs and New York Giants knotted in the standings, a Giants batter appeared to drive in the winning run from third.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
In knitting, loops from the middle of an entangled yarn are slipped through one another so the yarn holds its position but isn’t knotted together.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of knotted

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My sister was enmeshed for seventeen years in a cycle, one in which denial plays a huge role.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Revenue was only around $8 billion at the time, and the league was enmeshed in controversy, from Spygate to concussion hearings to a pending lockout.

— Will Leitch, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enmeshed

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Amon's professional career is deeply intertwined with Qualcomm.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Also intertwined are ancient myths of warring city-states, the raw, moody poetry of John Keats, and the modern battle between a faithless husband and his wife, the poem’s raging speaker.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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