tangle[noun]Synonyms:- knot, coil, entanglement, jungle, twist, web
- confusion, complication, entanglement, fix
(informal), imbroglio, jam, mess, mix-up
[verb]Synonyms:- twist, coil, entangle, interweave, knot, mat, mesh, ravel
- often with with: come into conflict, come up against, contend, contest, cross swords, dispute, lock horns
Antonyms: untangle
Related Idioms: make a party to
Related Words: foul up,
mix up [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. tan‧gle1 /ˈtæŋɡ
əl/
verb[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
1. [intransitive and transitive] (
also tangle up) to become twisted together, or make something become twisted together, in an untidy mass:
My hair tangles easily. His parachute became tangled in the wheels of the plane.2. [intransitive] to argue or fight with someone
tangle with It was not an animal you’d care to tangle with. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. tangle2 noun [countable]1. a twisted mass of something such as hair or thread:
Her hair was full of tangles after being out in the wind.tangle of John was sitting on the floor in a tangle of blankets.tangle of bushes/branches/vegetation etc She followed him, pushing through the dense tangle of bushes and branches.2. a confused state or situation
tangle of Her brain was teeming with a whole tangle of emotions.3. informal a quarrel or fight
tangle with She got into a tangle with the staff. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲