Synonyms of entangled

entangled

verb

past tense of entangle

1

as in tangled

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

• tangled
• knotted
• intertwined
• jumbled
• snarled
• braided
• scrambled
• interlaced
• wound
• intertwisted
• entwined
• interwove
• twined
• writhed
• plaited
• scrabbled
• enlaced
• wove
• wreathed
• entwisted
• inwove

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangled
• untangled
• untwisted
• unraveled
• unknotted
• untwined
• unsnarled
• unscrambled
• unwove

2

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net

the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangled
• trapped
• enmeshed
• ensnared
• entrapped
• meshed
• snared
• involved
• ensnarled
• netted
• captured
• entoiled
• caught up
• implicated
• embroiled
• collared
• mired
• birdlimed
• bagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detached
• disentangled
• untangled
• disengaged
• liberated
• freed
• cleared
• extricated

3

as in complicated

to make complex or difficult

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicated
• complexed
• intensified
• sophisticated
• embarrassed
• perplexed
• complexified
• confused
• expanded
• elaborated
• tangled
• developed
• muddled
• snarled
• mixed (up)
• magnified
• confounded
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplified
• cut
• streamlined
• shortened
• facilitated
• abbreviated
• eased
• straightened (out)
• disentangled
• unraveled
• untangled
• oversimplified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entangled

In Mile End Kicks, Barbie Ferreira stars as a music writer who gets entangled with a local Montreal band. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Sudan's civil war, now in its third year, has quietly become entangled with the same Red Sea corridor that Iran and the Houthis may be about to shut down. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Shay’s family expressed disbelief that someone from their unremarkable Midwestern family could be entangled in such a thing. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

For example, polymer melts — melted versions of the polymers in plastics — are made up of long chains of molecules, which become entangled with one another and increase the material’s elastic component. — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026

Dark academia fiction is also often entangled with other genres such as fantasy, thriller, romance, and young adult fiction. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

In recent years, however, the longtime friends have reportedly grown apart after Swift became entangled in Lively's legal dispute with Justin Baldoni. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Two years later, the Johnson-Sea-Link became entangled in cable 360 feet down on a wreck off Key West. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

By the weekend, the heat will become increasingly entangled with an advancing cold front pushing in from the Midwest, setting the stage for a transition zone of storms and heavy rain. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 June 2026