entangle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tangle, catch, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, implicate, snag, snare, trap
- mix up, complicate, confuse, jumble, muddle, perplex, puzzle

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Antonyms: disentangle
Contrasted words: extricate, untangle, detach, disengage, clear, free, disburden, unfetter
Related Words: intertwine, interweave, snirl, twist, ball up, burden, clog, fetter, hamper, impede, bag, capture, catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap, discomfit, embarrass, embroil

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧tan‧gle /ɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ verb [transitive usually passive always + adverb/preposition]

1. to make something become twisted and caught in a rope, net etc
entangle in/with
Small animals can get entangled in the net.

2. to involve someone in an argument, a relationship, or a situation that is difficult to escape from Antonym : disentangle
entangle somebody in something
fears that the US could get entangled in another war
be entangled with somebody
I didn’t want to become entangled with my best friend’s wife.
—entangled adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲