Synonyms of embroiled

embroiled

verb

past tense of embroil

as in tangled

to place in conflict or difficulties

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangled
• trapped
• mired
• bogged (down)
• enmeshed
• broiled
• ensnared
• entrapped
• embrangled
• entangled
• ensnarled
• snared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• released
• freed
• liberated
• emancipated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embroiled

Strada is part of a group of family members of 9/11 victims embroiled in a long-running lawsuit against the Saudis. — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Standing steps away from him was former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who helped unify New Yorkers after the attacks before becoming embroiled in controversy years later. — Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Mendonca has also been embroiled in a public spat with fellow justice Alexandre de Moraes. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

By the middle of the second set, they were embroiled in a tentative push-pull of nerves, neither player able to step in and seize initiative on a point unless they were first forced to do so. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The decision comes after both sides were embroiled in a fight that saw SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey make an appearance in a Louisiana district court to testify on behalf of his conference. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors said Carpenter feared Clinton, who was embroiled in a custody battle over the toddler with Carpenter’s parents, planned to adopt her niece and move the family to Arizona. — Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

The two have also been embroiled in a custody battle over the boy. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Another beauty founder has been embroiled in the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long abuses. — James Manso, Allure, 3 Sep. 2026