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

Fatal accidents range from workers getting entangled while cleaning nets to shipwrecks among vessels in the area. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Her main political patron, the speaker of the House, had become entangled in a voting-fraud scandal, costing her her position in leadership. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

To get to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, take the metro (look for the brown Metro Line 9) to avoid getting entangled in traffic snarls. — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026

The Presley lawsuits as AI companies have gotten increasingly entangled in litigation over their models, following lawsuits against companies including Suno, Udio and others. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

The drama, starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis, about a family of federal law enforcement agents entangled in a mystery, is one of the breakout stories of the fall. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

And as the Roklov and Williams families grow still more entangled, the possibility of their own match feels, if not inevitable, at least on the table. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

The companies are already financially entangled, including a $2 billion investment by Tesla in SpaceX, Tesla’s Monday proxy statement confirmed. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Choose solid objects over anything with netting, strings, ropes, ribbons or other materials in which an animal could become entangled. — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026