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tangle

Nouns

• (n) a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
  • they carved their way through the tangle of vines
• (n) something jumbled or confused
  • a tangle of government regulations
  maze, snarl,

Verbs

• (v) 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
  drag in, embroil, sweep up, drag, sweep,
• (v) tangle or complicate
  • a ravelled story
  ravel, knot,
• (v) disarrange or rumple; dishevel
  • The strong wind tousled my hair
  dishevel, tousle,
• (v) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
  • The child entangled the cord
  mat, entangle, snarl,

Synonyms

drag in embroil sweep up drag sweep maze snarl ravel knot dishevel tousle mat entangle

Antonyms

ravel ravel out unravel unknot unpick unscramble untangle unsnarl disentangle straighten out

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