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snarled

ADJECTIVE
complex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complicated convoluted disturbing intricate obscure perplexing sophisticated
STRONG
byzantine winding
WEAK
Daedalean Gordian abstruse bewildering circuitous confused crabbed cryptic discursive disordered enigmatic entangled excursive hidden impenetrable inscrutable interwoven involved jumbled knotted knotty labyrinthine mazy meandering mingled mixed muddled paradoxical puzzling rambling recondite round-about sinuous tangled tortuous undecipherable unfathomable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy simple
WEAK
apparent clear direct discernible evident homogeneous obvious plain uniform
ADJECTIVE
confused
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic disorganized messy
STRONG
blurred disarranged involved jumbled miscalculated mistaken misunderstood obscured snafu unsettled
WEAK
anarchic disorderly haywire in a muddle in disarray miscellaneous out of order topsy-turvy untidy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ordered organized systematic
WEAK
clear methodical oriented separated understanding
ADJECTIVE
higgledy-piggledy
Synonyms
WEAK
anarchic blurred chaotic disarranged disordered disorderly disorganized haywire helter-skelter in a muddle in disarray involved jumbled messy miscalculated miscellaneous mistaken misunderstood obscured out of order snafu topsy-turvy
ADJECTIVE
knotted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
braided bunched clustered coiled tangled
STRONG
banded bent clinched clumped engaged entangled fastened gnarled hitched intertwined lashed lassoed linked looped meshed perplexed seized snagged spliced twisted warped whirled
WEAK
knotty
Antonyms
STRONG
straight untwisted
WEAK
free loose separate
ADJECTIVE
matted
Synonyms
STRONG
disordered knotted rumpled tousled twisted
WEAK
kinky uncombed
Antonyms
STRONG
neat ordered
WEAK
unknotted untangled
ADJECTIVE
untidy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bedraggled jumbled messy sloppy tangled
WEAK
careless chaotic cluttered disarranged disarrayed disheveled dowdy frowzy in disorder littered mess mixed up muddled rumpled slapdash slipshod slovenly tacky topsy-turvy tousled uncombed unfastidious unkempt unneat unorderly unsettled upset
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clean neat ordered organized tidy
WEAK
orderly

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As of Sunday evening, traffic was snarled at Robertson Boulevard and Burton Way, which is on the border between Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The ongoing U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has kept the flow of fertilizer from the major shipping channel snarled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Global commodity and resource prices skyrocketed, and trade remains snarled in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Soaring fuel prices due to the Middle East war and snarled supply chains are already hurting businesses, business survey data published Tuesday showed.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“I’ve been to Tartarus and back,” Nico snarled.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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