Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

The word "tangled" can be used as adjective, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

untangled

Derived Terms

tangled nest spider tangled web what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

Inflected/Variant Forms

tangle

Type Of (IsA)

film

Related Terms

tangle

Similar Terms

afoul complex enmeshed entangled entangled foul fouled fouled intermeshed intermeshed knotty matted matted rootbound rootbound snarled snarled snarly thrown thrown and twisted thrown and twisted

Synonym Network

convoluted

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