Synonyms of entangle

entangle

verb

in-ˈtaŋ-gəl 

1

as in to knot

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 & Similar Words

• knot
• tangle
• intertwine
• snarl
• weave
• interweave
• jumble
• interlace
• braid
• scramble
• entwine
• intertwist
• twine
• writhe
• plait
• wind
• scrabble
• enlace
• entwist
• inweave
• wreathe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangle
• untangle
• untwist
• unravel
• unsnarl
• unknot
• unscramble
• untwine
• unweave

2

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net

the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trap
• tangle
• enmesh
• entrap
• ensnare
• mesh
• involve
• snare
• net
• capture
• immesh
• catch up
• implicate
• ensnarl
• embroil
• entoil
• collar
• mire
• birdlime
• bag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangle
• extricate
• detach
• untangle
• disengage
• liberate
• free
• clear

3

as in to complicate

to make complex or difficult

the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicate
• complex
• embarrass
• intensify
• perplex
• confuse
• complexify
• expand
• elaborate
• develop
• sophisticate
• tangle
• muddle
• confound
• magnify
• mix (up)
• snarl
• mess (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplify
• streamline
• cut
• facilitate
• shorten
• ease
• unravel
• straighten (out)
• abbreviate
• disentangle
• untangle
• oversimplify

Examples of entangle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch Skittles' special talent Watch :Incredible moment humpback whale entangled in fishing gear is freed after 4 days Video shows Skittle's owner place the bird on the edge of the toilet seat and the bird shoot a No. 2 into the bowl. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024

Ahead of the indictment, the mayor his associates were being entangled in a tangled web of federal investigations involving subpoenas, raids, and turmoil within city hall. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024

Any region of the boundary would have an infinite amount of entanglement, since the quantum ripples in that patch would be entangled with the infinitude of ripples outside it. —Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024

The photons are entangled—a quantum phenomenon that allows researchers to infer information about one particle in a pair by measuring the other. —Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2024