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entangle

[en-tang-guhl] / ɛnˈtæŋ gəl /
VERB
involve, mix up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complicate confuse embarrass embroil enmesh ensnare entrap implicate intertwine interweave perplex snare snarl tangle unsettle
STRONG
bewilder burden catch clog compromise corner dishevel embrangle enchain fetter hamper hook impede jumble knot mat muddle puzzle ravel snag swindle trammel trap twist
WEAK
come on duke in intertangle lead on rope in set up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clarify clear up disentangle enlighten exclude explain free let go liberate order release uncomplicate untangle
STRONG
aid allow assist explicate help organize support
WEAK
untwist

Example Sentences

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A 12-year-old girl with a love of punk rock becomes entangled in the case of a local killing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.

From The Wall Street Journal

The whale had been entangled in a fishing net, most of which rescuers managed to remove.

From Barron's

At another dance, he gets his spurs entangled in his partner’s skirts and topples to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Estimated at being 12 to 15 metres long and 15 tons in weight, it's thought the whale could have previously become entangled in a fishing net.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.