as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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as in trapped
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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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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Recent Examples of tangled
Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Ariana DeBose Oscar winner Ariana DeBose returned to co-host the Tony Awards for the third time in a row, wearing a minimalist white silk slip dress and a tangled stack of layered pearl necklaces.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
The reigning Wells Fargo Champion’s story is inseparable from the tangled legacy of Northern Ireland.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The place where Dante cast endless sinners, upside down in hellholes of their own carving, or in the tangled forest of suicides, or with the fratricides in the ninth circle, all of them eternally condemned.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Adjective
Ecosystems persist below the concrete and above it, creating a tangled, messy, vibrant example of cohabitation.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Ariana DeBose Oscar winner Ariana DeBose returned to co-host the Tony Awards for the third time in a row, wearing a minimalist white silk slip dress and a tangled stack of layered pearl necklaces.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
The reigning Wells Fargo Champion’s story is inseparable from the tangled legacy of Northern Ireland.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The place where Dante cast endless sinners, upside down in hellholes of their own carving, or in the tangled forest of suicides, or with the fratricides in the ninth circle, all of them eternally condemned.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangled
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Some say the video represents a rising crime problem in the city, but crime statistics paint a more complicated picture.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Code Talkers developed an extensive and complicated code based on their own language, which substituted key military and geographical terms for related images.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Metallic gold elements, cotton jacquards and intricate embroideries are central to the romantic theme.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Many companies have intricate criteria for funding projects and almost none for killing them.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tariffs, trade wars and economic uncertainty complicate operations and planning.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Now, sometimes the people or circumstances around us complicate that endeavor.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2025
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Navigating shifting federal priorities, complex public-private partnerships and global supply chain risks requires proactive engagement across governments, private investors and communities to secure sustainable capital and manage geopolitical uncertainties.—
Khaled Naja,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangled. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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