TANGLED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈtaŋ-gəld

Definition of tangled

as in complicated

having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with

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verb

past tense of tangle

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone

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as in knotted

to twist together into a usually confused mass that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with

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Recent Examples of tangled

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Unlike wired headphones, which can easily become tangled, break, or offer less effective noise isolation, a high-quality pair of noise-canceling headphones can make even an economy seat feel a little more luxurious. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 The tangled search included multiple standoffs, a house set ablaze and an apparent communication disconnect between local police and the nation’s top law enforcement official. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

Verb

The case has been tangled up in courts since the European Commission announced the fine in 2018. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tangled

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Anticipation for the milestone holiday has been building for much of the year, serving as an opportunity for Americans to reflect on their complicated history as onetime colonists of an empire who became a superpower of their own.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The study authors caution that the model should be applied carefully to more complicated perovskites in which structural changes and dielectric effects occur simultaneously.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of complicated

Verb

Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of trapped

Verb

Ellison would wake up with his stomach knotted, his skin crawling with a rash.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Game 1 Saint Paul knotted at 2-all through three innings before the visiting Storm Chasers put up four runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth to turn a tight game into a 12-4 blowout.

— Staff Report, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026

Definition of knotted

Adjective

Alabama man creates intricate America 250 lawn art In Trussville, Alabama, one homeowner turned his front yard into a patriotic canvas.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Her custom ceremony Galia Lahav dress was designed with intricate lace details and an exaggerated silhouette at the hips.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of intricate

Adjective

Wilcox noted that overlaps between substance use and suicide complicate reduction efforts.

— Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Fires in salt cedar can create spotting conditions and complicate suppression efforts, especially on windy days, when embers are carried ahead of containment lines, according to the department.

— Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 May 2026

Definition of complicate

Adjective

Autism is a complex developmental condition now known as autism spectrum disorder that affects people in different ways.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
But now, at an outcrop on the edge of an ancient river channel named Neretva Vallis, Perseverance detected complex macromolecular carbon sitting right on the rock’s surface.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

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