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entanglement

[en-tang-guhl-muhnt] / ɛnˈtæŋ gəl mənt /
NOUN
complication, predicament
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imbroglio liaison
STRONG
affair association cobweb complexity confusion difficulty embarrassment embroilment entrapment intricacy intrigue involvement jumble knot mesh mess mix up muddle snare tangle tie up toil trap web
WEAK
enmeshment ensnarement
Antonyms
STRONG
calm clarity ease line order organization peace
WEAK
disentanglement simplicity

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This makes it possible to direct quantum signals and distribute entanglement over long distances.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

They face threats from vessel strikes to entanglement in fishing gear on their long migration routes.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Wall Street skeptics who long questioned Cliffwater’s growth are now calling it a “canary in the coal mine” and a “turducken” of problems, given its entanglement in other funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

That discovery leads Mr. Lemann to ponder his family’s entanglement with slavery and its role in buttressing the Lemann fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Since they don’t have any kind of survival instinct it’s no big deal for them to eventually pull themselves free of such an entanglement, ripping off great big swatches of themselves to do so.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland