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Synonyms for embroil

  • verb

Most common

entangle confuse tangle involve

All synonyms

Verb

entangle, confuse, tangle, involve, implicate, distract, trouble, complicate, perturb, disturb, drag in, drag, sweep up, disorder, sweep, discompose, bewilder, perplex, confound, unsettle, agitate, fluster

Antonyms

organize, organise, extricate

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.

Related words

Word family
embroilment

Forms

Past participle
embroiled
e.g. embroiled → entangled, confused, tangled, involved…

Example sentences

  • involve Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied.
  • confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
  • tangle I wish I could tangle your hair into beautiful braids.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
embroilsteady
involvesteady
confusesteady
tanglerising
entanglerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
drag1
5 letters
sweep1
6 letters
tangle2
7 letters
trouble2, involve2, confuse2, disturb2, agitate3, perturb2, perplex2, fluster2
8 letters
disorder3, distract2, confound2, unsettle3, entangle3, bewilder3
9 letters
implicate3
10 letters
complicate3, discompose

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tangle2 = 2 syllables).