Synonyms of embroil

embroil

verb

im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l 

as in to tangle

to place in conflict or difficulties

the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangle
• trap
• broil
• bog (down)
• enmesh
• mire
• entrap
• ensnare
• embrangle
• entangle
• snare
• ensnarl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberate
• release
• free
• emancipate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embroil

Just days before the royal wedding, he became embroiled in a controversy involving staged paparazzi photographs. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

The incoming Democratic majority will inherit a board that has spent much of the past two years embroiled in political infighting, leadership turnover and lawsuits. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

But the truce between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending a war that had cost millions of lives and embroiled almost every country and region on Earth. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026

Paxton waded into the culture wars in his attacks against Talarico, while the Democrat has kept his message on the economy front and center and criticized the attorney general over a series of political scandals that have embroiled Paxton's career. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026