enmeshed

ADJECTIVE

involved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affected concerned embroiled entangled interested participating

STRONG

caught embarrassed hooked incriminated occupied tangled

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe immersed in into knee-deep in mixed up in mixed up with taking part in up to here in up to one's neck in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disinterested unconcerned unperturbed untroubled

WEAK

blameless easy exonerated simple uncomplicated

ADJECTIVE

netted

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehended captured seized

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

akin analogous associated complementary linked pertinent relevant similar

STRONG

affiliated allied correlated interconnected interrelated intertwined interwoven joint like parallel

WEAK

agnate alike cognate concomitant connate connatural consanguine convertible correspondent dependent fraternal germane in the same category in touch with incident interchangeable interdependent knit together mutual of that ilk reciprocal tied-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

alien dissimilar inappropriate irrelevant unalike unlike unrelated unsuitable

STRONG

different separate

WEAK

disassociated disconnected foreign

Example Sentences

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Helping your mother figure out how she got into this mess is not tantamount to becoming emotionally enmeshed in her problems.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

After all, digitization means that tech is now enmeshed with the rule of law, trade, and economics.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He is enmeshed in the consequences of the gross blunder he made by going to war assuming an easy victory.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Oceanwide Expeditions cruise is now enmeshed in a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

If Ash had seen him, she might have thought that he was a fairy, for all around him the Wood seemed enmeshed in a web of illusion.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

enmeshed

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