Synonyms of snarled

snarled 1 of 3

adjective

as in tangled

Related Words

• tangled
• knotted
• polluted
• contaminated
• tainted
• wrinkled
• defiled
• adulterated
• shabby
• sordid
• negligent
• seedy
• sleazy
• neglected
• shaggy
• neglectful
• blackened
• filthy
• uncombed
• slovenly
• draggled
• spotted
• grimy
• stained
• muddled
• chaotic
• confused
• messy
• frowsy
• unclean
• smudged
• slatternly
• tumbled
• begrimed
• bedraggled
• disheveled
• jumbled
• dingy
• unkempt
• rumpled
• untidy
• disarrayed
• disarranged
• soiled
• sullied
• squalid
• dirty
• mussed
• cluttered
• mucky
• disordered
• sloven
• disorderly
• littered
• dowdy
• tousled
• grubby
• uncleanly
• sloppy
• foul
• grungy
• besmirched
• befouled
• mussy
• messed
• grotty
• cruddy
• nasty
• bemired
• pell-mell
• higgledy-piggledy
• topsy-turvy
• upside-down
• hugger-mugger

Dissimilar Words

• cleaned
• organized
• ordered
• orderly
• tidy
• neat
• trim
• clean
• uncluttered
• crisp
• well-ordered
• sparkling
• careful
• cleanly
• shipshape
• unsullied
• systematic
• spotless
• immaculate
• stainless
• snug
• methodical
• antiseptic
• kempt
• systematized
• tidied
• regular
• spick-and-span
• neatened
• hygienic
• meticulous
• unsoiled
• fussy
• fastidious
• finicky
• combed
• manicured
• groomed
• bandbox
• unpolluted
• wholesome
• untainted
• undefiled
• well-groomed
• taintless

snarled

2 of 3

verb (1)

past tense of snarl

as in barked

to speak sharply or irritably

she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barked
• shouted
• yelled
• screamed
• growled
• snapped
• shrieked
• grumbled
• roared
• sputtered
• ranted
• raged
• fulminated
• raved
• exploded
• vituperated
• vented
• stormed
• flipped (out)
• flared (up)
• teed off
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed (down)
• simmered down

snarled

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of snarl

as in knotted

to twist together into a usually confused mass

you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snarled

Adjective

While there were countless reasons for the snarled traffic and ingress breakdown in access to the stadium on the afternoon of the Argentina-Algeria game, Kansas City and KC2026 would be left to wear it if it didn’t get fixed pronto. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

The remarks forecast a long stalemate, despite the mounting pressure on Congress to reopen the DHS that’s stemming from both the snarled airport traffic and the heightened national security risks stemming from the Iran war. — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026

Inside the stadium, the crowd was a bit sparse for opening acts Wisdom Indian Dancers — introduced and joined onstage by country singer and later performer Margo Price — and Madeline Edwards as attendees worked their way through the snarled traffic around the stadium and blocks-long entrance lines. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025

Over the course of three days, the rescue team worked to cut away the snarled ropes, with video capturing their approach to the whale in a small boat. — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025

On my way back downtown, my taxi overtakes trucks packed with dangling meat carcasses while kamikaze scooters weave in and out of snarled traffic. — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

The prolonged war in Ukraine has also snarled global wheat trade through the Black Sea, compounding economic effects and undermining food security in vulnerable countries. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

That, plus some afternoon thunderstorms, snarled airport operations on Sunday evening. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026

Traffic was snarled early Wednesday near Detroit Metro Airport with all lanes of eastbound of I-94 shut down for hours. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The hourslong closure snarled the morning commute into Sacramento, shutting down westbound Highway 50 between Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The ensuing traffic jam sent reverberations far and wide and snarled thousands of people. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The horns section snarled, the background vocalists riffed, and Olivia picked up multiple instruments herself – the tambourine, guitar, shakers, and the piano. — Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

After the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes that snarled the production pipeline, many industry observers feared that Zoomers were a lost demographic. — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

The coronavirus pandemic snarled supply chains and raised labor and transportation costs. — ABC News, 25 July 2026