embroiled

[em-broild] / ɛmˈbrɔɪld /

ADJECTIVE

involved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affected concerned entangled interested participating

STRONG

caught embarrassed enmeshed 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

Example Sentences

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This is a mess not of Hull's making, yet they are fully embroiled in it.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

That company was embroiled in a public-corruption scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Fermi is embroiled in a dispute with former CEO Toby Neugebauer, who was fired and now advocates for the company’s sale.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, the Soviet chess master embroiled in a Cold War battle against Freddie Trumper, the reigning American champion played by Aaron Tveit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

I particularly feared he would get embroiled in a religious discussion, bring in my Roman Catholicism in a way that could embarrass the Church.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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