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Synonyms & Antonyms of tangle
(Entry 1 of 2)
a state of mental uncertainty
- my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance
Synonyms for tangle
- bafflement,
- bamboozlement,
- befuddlement,
- bemusement,
- bewilderedness,
- bewilderment,
- confusedness,
- confusion,
- discombobulation,
- distraction,
- fog,
- head-scratching,
- maze
- [chiefly dialect],
- muddle,
- mystification,
- perplexity,
- puzzlement,
- whirl
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of tangle (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to catch or hold as if in a net
- was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
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2
to twist together into a usually confused mass
- that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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