Synonyms for tangle
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Snarl — to mix together or intertwine
snarl, entangle, knot, intertwine, interweave, involve, complicate, matt UK, mat US, matte US, foul, perplex, enmesh, ensnarl, intertwist, confuse, confound, puzzle, implicate dated
Other
Noun
Other
entanglement, maze, mess, complication, sea rods, sea girdles
Definitions
- v. 1
To mix together or intertwine.
- v. 2
To become mixed together or intertwined.
Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.
- v. 3
To catch and hold.
- n. 1
An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
Related words
- Phrases
- tangle net
- Is a kind of
- intertwine
Example sentences
- knot The famous Gordian Knot was cut with a sword blow.
- snarl The creature continued to snarl as it got closer to Boris.
- interweave Tom's works interweave science fiction and fantasy elements.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tangle | rising | |
| knot | rising | |
| snarl | rising | |
| entangle | rising | |
| interweave | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mat1
- 4 letters
- mess1, matt1, drag1, foul1, knot1, maze1
- 5 letters
- fight1, argue2, sweep1, matte1, ravel2, snarl1
- 6 letters
- puzzle2, entrap2, tousle, enmesh2
- 7 letters
- involve2, dispute2, confuse2, ensnare2, perplex2, embroil2, ensnarl2
- 8 letters
- conflict2, argument3, disorder3, confound2, entangle3, dishevel3
- 9 letters
- implicate3
- 10 letters
- complicate3, intertwine3, interweave3, intertwist
- 11 letters
- intertangle
- 12 letters
- complication4, entanglement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argue2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- emmêler
- Italiano
- imbrogliare
- Español
- enmarañar