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Detailed Synonyms for tangle in English

tangle:

tangle [the ~] nom

  1. the tangle
    the crisscross; the tangle; the muddle; the chaos
  2. the tangle
    the chaos; the disorder; the confusion; the welter; the muddle; the mix-up; the mess; the trouble; the tangle
    the maze
    – something jumbled or confused 1
  3. the tangle
    – something jumbled or confused 1
    the tangle; the maze; the snarl
    – something jumbled or confused 1
    • tangle [the ~] nom
      • a tangle of government regulations1
    • maze [the ~] nom
    • snarl [the ~] nom
  4. the tangle
    – a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven 1
    the tangle
    – a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven 1
    • tangle [the ~] nom
      • they carved their way through the tangle of vines1

to tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)

  1. to tangle
    to mix up; to tangle
    • mix up verbe (mixes up, mixed up, mixing up)
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
  2. to tangle
    – twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 1
    to tangle; mat; to entangle; to snarl
    – twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • mat verbe
    • entangle verbe (entangles, entangled, entangling)
      • The child entangled the cord1
    • snarl verbe (snarls, snarled, snarling)
  3. to tangle
    – disarrange or rumple; dishevel 1
    to tangle; to tousle; dishevel
    – disarrange or rumple; dishevel 1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • tousle verbe (tousles, tousled, tousling)
      • The strong wind tousled my hair1
    • dishevel verbe
  4. to tangle
    – tangle or complicate 1
    to tangle; to knot; to ravel
    – tangle or complicate 1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)
    • ravel verbe (ravels, ravelled, ravelling)
      • a ravelled story1
  5. to tangle
    – force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action 1
    to drag; to sweep; to tangle; to sweep up; embroil; drag in
    – force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
      • don't drag me into this business1
    • sweep verbe (sweeps, swept, sweeping)
      • They were swept up by the events1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • sweep up verbe (sweeps up, swept up, sweeping up)
    • embroil verbe
    • drag in verbe

Conjugations for tangle:

present
  1. tangle
  2. tangle
  3. tangles
  4. tangle
  5. tangle
  6. tangle
simple past
  1. tangled
  2. tangled
  3. tangled
  4. tangled
  5. tangled
  6. tangled
present perfect
  1. have tangled
  2. have tangled
  3. has tangled
  4. have tangled
  5. have tangled
  6. have tangled
past continuous
  1. was tangling
  2. were tangling
  3. was tangling
  4. were tangling
  5. were tangling
  6. were tangling
future
  1. shall tangle
  2. will tangle
  3. will tangle
  4. shall tangle
  5. will tangle
  6. will tangle
continuous present
  1. am tangling
  2. are tangling
  3. is tangling
  4. are tangling
  5. are tangling
  6. are tangling
subjunctive
  1. be tangled
  2. be tangled
  3. be tangled
  4. be tangled
  5. be tangled
  6. be tangled
diverse
  1. tangle!
  2. let's tangle!
  3. tangled
  4. tangling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "tangle":

  • untangle, tangling, tangled, tangles

Alternate Synonyms for "tangle":


Antonyms for "tangle":


Related Definitions for "tangle":

  1. something jumbled or confused1
    • a tangle of government regulations1
  2. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven1
    • they carved their way through the tangle of vines1
  3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass1
  4. disarrange or rumple; dishevel1
  5. tangle or complicate1
  6. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action1

Related Synonyms for tangle