tangled

v. cause to become intertwined in a confused mass; cause to become involved in a confusing or complicated situation, entangle; become twisted and tangled; fight (Informal)

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Adjective
1. in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
(antonym) untangled
(similar) afoul(ip), foul, fouled
2. highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
(synonym) Byzantine, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tortuous
(similar) complex

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Noun
1. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
(hypernym) natural object
(hyponym) hairball, hair ball, trichobezoar
(derivation) entangle, mat, snarl
2. something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
(synonym) snarl, maze
(hypernym) perplexity
(derivation) ravel, knot

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Verb
1. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
(synonym) embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
(hypernym) involve
2. tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
(synonym) ravel, knot
(hypernym) intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
(derivation) snarl, maze
3. disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"
(synonym) tousle, dishevel
(hypernym) disarrange
4. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
(synonym) entangle, mat, snarl
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(hyponym) felt

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