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Synonyms and Antonyms of entangle

1 to twist together into a usually confused mass
  • in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
Synonyms of entangle

interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, knot, snarl, tangle
Words Related to entangle

jumble, scrabble, scramble

braid, enlace, entwine, entwist, inweave, plait, twine, weave, wind, wreathe, writhe
Near Antonyms of entangle

unknot, unravel, unscramble

unweave
Antonyms of entangle

disentangle, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist
2 to catch or hold as if in a net
  • the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
Synonyms of entangle

catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, snare, tangle, trap
Words Related to entangle

bag, birdlime, capture, collar

embroil, implicate, involve, mire
Near Antonyms of entangle

detach, disengage, extricate

clear, free, liberate
Antonyms of entangle

disentangle, untangle
3 to make complex or difficult
  • the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
Synonyms of entangle

complex, complexify, complicate, embarrass, perplex, sophisticate
Words Related to entangle

develop, elaborate, expand

intensify, magnify

confound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddle

snarl, tangle
Near Antonyms of entangle

abbreviate, cut, shorten

ease, facilitate

disentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangle

oversimplify
Antonyms of entangle

simplify, streamline

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