tangled
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Synonyms & Antonyms for tangled
Synonyms
baroque, byzantine, complex, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated
Antonyms
noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated
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Virginia Man-Yee Lee, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, was awarded a Breakthrough Prize for her work examining the way in which proteins can become tangled in brain cells. — Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, "First Ever Picture of a Black Hole Scoops $3-Million Prize," 5 Sep. 2019 Kessler claims Levy is throwing him under the bus but appears later in the trailer to be commiserating with Levy, suggesting a tangled history between the two. — Travis Deshong, Washington Post, "‘The Morning Show’ trailer gives us all the Jennifer Aniston and cable news infighting we could ask for," 19 Aug. 2019 But all too often, tuning in while working out involves getting frustrated with tangled cords, sub-par sound, or earbuds that slip out at the worst possible moment. — Locke Hughes, NBC News, "The best workout headphones, according to these fitness professionals," 22 Aug. 2019 The building was packed with pianos, furniture, tangled electrical cords and other flammable material but had only two exits and no smoke detectors, fire alarms or sprinklers, prosecutors say. — Fox News, "Judge orders jury to restart deliberations in deadly Oakland warehouse fire case," 20 Aug. 2019 The story of Pope Formosus and the indignities suffered by his mortal remains embodied the tangled politics of late ninth-century Europe. — National Geographic, "In 897, the corpse of a pope was exhumed—to be put on trial.," 20 Aug. 2019 The building was packed with pianos, furniture, tangled electrical cords and other flammable material but had only two exits and no smoke detectors, fire alarms or sprinklers, prosecutors say. — Washington Post, "Jury to restart deliberations in Oakland warehouse fire case," 19 Aug. 2019 Freed from dark patterns, online shopping is still a tangled knot of vanity, necessity, bias, and distraction. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "The Endless, Invisible Persuasion Tactics of the Internet," 2 Aug. 2019 Other Trump administration immigration policies remain tangled in the courts. — Sadie Gurman, WSJ, "Judge Orders Return of Two Deported Asylum Seekers to U.S.," 9 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tangled.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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