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entangled

ADJECTIVE
caught
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arrested captured seized
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under arrest
ADJECTIVE
complex
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complicated convoluted
STRONG
composite compound conglomerate manifold mosaic motley multiple multiplex
WEAK
circuitous compounded confused elaborate heterogeneous knotty labyrinthine mingled miscellaneous mixed mixed-up multifarious multiform tangled tortuous variegated
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simple
STRONG
single uniform unmixed
WEAK
apparent clear direct discernible easy evident homogeneous obvious plain
ADJECTIVE
complex
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complicated convoluted disturbing intricate obscure perplexing sophisticated
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byzantine winding
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Daedalean Gordian abstruse bewildering circuitous confused crabbed cryptic discursive disordered enigmatic excursive hidden impenetrable inscrutable interwoven involved jumbled knotted knotty labyrinthine mazy meandering mingled mixed muddled paradoxical puzzling rambling recondite round-about sinuous snarled tangled tortuous undecipherable unfathomable
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easy simple
WEAK
apparent clear direct discernible evident homogeneous obvious plain uniform
ADJECTIVE
complicated
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arduous convoluted difficult fancy hard intricate knotty perplexing problematic sophisticated troublesome
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elaborate interlaced involved mixed puzzling
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Daedalean Gordian abstruse byzantine can of worms gasser high-tech labyrinthine mega factor recondite various wheels within wheels
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easy facile nice plain simple straightforward uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
difficult
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STRONGEST
complex confusing delicate troublesome
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abstract abstruse baffling bewildering confounding dark deep enigmatic enigmatical esoteric formidable hard to explain hard to solve hidden inexplicable intricate involved knotty labyrinthine loose meandering mysterious mystical mystifying nice obscure obstinate paradoxical perplexing problematical profound puzzling rambling subtle tangled thorny ticklish unclear unfathomable unintelligible vexing
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clear easy
WEAK
calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
intricate
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baroque complex convoluted difficult labyrinthine sophisticated tangled tortuous tricky
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abstruse byzantine can of worms daedal fancy hard high-tech involved obscure perplexing rococo
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apparent clear direct easy obvious plain simple straight straightforward uncomplicated
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methodical systematic understandable
ADJECTIVE
involute
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WEAK
Daedalian byzantine circuitous complicated composite compound compounded confused conglomerate convoluted daedal elaborate heterogeneous intricate involved knotty labyrinthine manifold mingled miscellaneous mixed mixed-up mosaic motley multifarious multiform multiple multiplex tangled tortuous variegated
ADJECTIVE
involved
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affected concerned embroiled interested participating
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caught embarrassed enmeshed hooked incriminated occupied tangled
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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
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disinterested unconcerned unperturbed untroubled
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blameless easy exonerated simple uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
knotted
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braided bunched clustered coiled snarled tangled
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banded bent clinched clumped engaged fastened gnarled hitched intertwined lashed lassoed linked looped meshed perplexed seized snagged spliced twisted warped whirled
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knotty
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STRONG
straight untwisted
WEAK
free loose separate
ADJECTIVE
perplexed
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STRONG
bewildering complicated confusing
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complex difficult intricate
ADJECTIVE
tangled
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complicated confused intricate involved
WEAK
difficult
Antonyms
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easy methodical simple systematic
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apparent clear obvious ordered organized unraveled untangled

Example Sentences

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Achieving this would create the first quantum relay using two deterministic sources of entangled photon pairs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

The whale's troubles appear to have started when it became entangled in netting.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“The entangled line severely damaged a front flipper, cutting off blood supply,” Dr. Lance Adams, the aquarium’s director of veterinary services, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Some of her glittering beads had become entangled with her glasses.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling