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snarl

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snarl

to speak sharply or irritably

  • she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions
Synonyms of snarl

bark, snap
Words Related to snarl

growl, grumble

roar, scream, shout, shriek, yell

fulminate, rage, rant, rave, sputter, storm, tee off, vent, vituperate

blow up, explode, flare (up), flip (out) [slang]
Near Antonyms of snarl

calm (down), simmer down

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snarl

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snarl

to twist together into a usually confused mass

  • youʼll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line
Synonyms of snarl

entangle, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, knot, tangle
Words Related to snarl

jumble, scrabble, scramble

braid, enlace, entwine, entwist, inweave, plait, twine, weave, wind, wreathe, writhe
Near Antonyms of snarl

unknot, unravel, unscramble

unweave
Antonyms of snarl

disentangle, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist

snarl

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of snarl

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement

  • to no avail, the city promotes carpooling to help ease the traffic snarls that always accompany rush hour
Synonyms of snarl

backup, bottleneck, jam, jam-up, logjam, tailback [British], tie-up
Words Related to snarl

tangle

gridlock, lock

congestion, traffic

crawl, delay, slowdown, stoppage

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