as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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Recent Examples of tangled
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Drawn further and further into a tangled web of secrets, the line between villain and hero blurs for Ana, forcing her to decide which side of the battle might be worth dying for.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Molly Aitken gathers the bare shoots of Alice’s life of greed, jealousy and sexuality and nurtures them into a tangled forest of nettles and Rowan trees.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
Her relentless pursuit of the truth unearths a tangled web of lies that threatens to unravel everything she’s built.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Tribeca alum Dan Krauss (The Kill Team, TF ‘13, TF ‘19) exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S.
government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and
misinformation fed to the American public.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Drawn further and further into a tangled web of secrets, the line between villain and hero blurs for Ana, forcing her to decide which side of the battle might be worth dying for.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Molly Aitken gathers the bare shoots of Alice’s life of greed, jealousy and sexuality and nurtures them into a tangled forest of nettles and Rowan trees.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
Her relentless pursuit of the truth unearths a tangled web of lies that threatens to unravel everything she’s built.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangled
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My work centers Native characters who are fully human: messy, funny, complicated.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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The result is a mosaic of broods that makes the jigsaw puzzle of periodical cicada distribution more complicated, but more interesting.—
Chris Simon,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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The subtle hum of intricate mechanics, the remarkably articulate gesture of a synthetic limb, the disquieting echo of human movement – humanoid robots are no longer relegated to the realm of fiction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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An avid builder and gamer, Max loves constructing intricate creations with LEGOs and diving into videogame worlds where his creativity can roam free.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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The moves challenge the traditional U.S. security role and complicate Africa's geopolitical landscape as Washington steps back.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Left unmanaged, these issues can disrupt family dynamics, derail careers, deplete wealth and complicate legacy planning.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Once seen as a simple roadmap toward sustainability, this mantra now conceals a far more complex and troubling reality.—
Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 2025
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Last year, Jarrett contributed to research suggesting the Vikings participated in more complex trading routes with Indigenous Arctic tribes than previously believed.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangled. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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