adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of tangle form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Mixed up, interlaced.

   "tangled knot"

2. 2
   Intricate. broadly

Adjective

1. 1
   in a confused mass wordnet
2. 2
   highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

convolutedentangledmattedsnarledballed upbyzantine

Antonyms

All antonyms

untangled

Example

More examples

"The baby tangled the ball of yarn."

Related phrases

tangled nest spidertangled webwhat a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceivewhat tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

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