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

Franks and Mike Jackson got entangled in the Panthers’ first fight last month; Jackson sent Franks’ helmet 15 feet in the air as a result. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

He’d also have been dismayed to see China entangled in bitter trade disputes with the US and Europe. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Suffocated by a pressure to perform Becoming entangled with one’s audience meant that followers’ reactions – whether positive or negative – often started to feel like a burden. — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

From that point on, Stuart was entangled with the fate of the universe. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

The Coens won Best Original Screenplay, and Frances McDormand took her first Oscar home for playing the unforgettable Marge Gunderson, a Minnesotan cop who gets entangled in a car salesman’s deeply inept foray into the criminal world. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

In any case, somehow Collier and one or two others who caught up with him tied the bear to a tree, leaving the animal entangled in the rope and wallowing in exhaustion in the shallow water. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Season 2 of the Peabody Award-winning series about two hockey rivals entangled in a heated romance is still months away from premiering. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

An owner who becomes entangled in litigation could have to share materials, including financial ones connected to their sports assets, with the government as part of pretrial discovery. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026