Thesaurus:tangle

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated

Synonyms
  • enmesh
  • ensnare (figurative)
  • ensnarl
  • entangle
  • foul (nautical)
  • implicate (archaic)
  • imply (archaic)
  • involve (figurative)
  • mat
  • ravel
  • snarl
  • tangle
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Further reading

  • “43. junction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “tangle” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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