Synonyms for tangled
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Entangled — intricate
entangled, complex, involved, complicated, convoluted, intricate, labyrinthine, knotty, byzantine, tortuous
Definitions
- adj. 1
Intricate.
Example sentences
- involved They did not want to get involved in the fighting.
- complex The plants manufacture complex chemical compounds.
- complicated The problem's a little more complicated than that.
- entangled He is mentally retarded. Don't get entangled with him.
- matted Tom's hair was all matted from all that running.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tangled | rising | |
| involved | steady | |
| complex | steady | |
| complicated | steady | |
| entangled | rising | |
| matted | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- foul1
- 5 letters
- kinky2
- 6 letters
- matted, knotty2, tangly
- 7 letters
- complex2
- 8 letters
- involved2, tortuous3
- 9 letters
- intricate3, byzantine3, entangled3
- 10 letters
- convoluted4
- 11 letters
- complicated4
- 12 letters
- labyrinthine4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kinky2 = 2 syllables).