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 problem appeared similar to a regional air traffic control communication outage in September that snarled hundreds of flights across the Northeast, although that disruption was linked to a construction crew cutting a fiber optic line. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

One person died and two others were taken to hospitals Thursday after a crash involving a big rig that snarled traffic on Highway 99 in Elk Grove. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Analysts said that Democrats who proposed data center moratoriums won gubernatorial races in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, raising fears that projects could get snarled in regulation or blocked by politicians. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

The Broncos, at 4-11, flew back to Denver as a snowstorm snarled travel across the country. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 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 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