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
Brent Lang, Variety, 20 May 2025
At the moment, the tangled web of the Heat’s payroll has far-reaching tentacles.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
However, beneath this green boom lies a tangled web of challenges that businesses must navigate to thrive.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
And the story, which finds Foster playing a therapist who becomes convinced that her patient’s suicide is actually a murder, was too tangled and intriguing to turn down.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 May 2025
At the moment, the tangled web of the Heat’s payroll has far-reaching tentacles.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
However, beneath this green boom lies a tangled web of challenges that businesses must navigate to thrive.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangled
Adjective
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Many of the children have trauma and complicated needs, and one of the responses may be to run away.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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And the touchscreen, although not the quickest, wasn’t overly complicated either.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The defensive problems mainly came down the right side, where Al Hilal’s intricate wing play mesmerised Trent Alexander-Arnold and Rodrygo.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The shell was slightly cold from the water, and what caught her attention most was the intricate, almost mesmerizing pattern etched across its surface.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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Could the bond sell-off complicate the House’s budget negotiations?—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The moves challenge the traditional U.S. security role and complicate Africa's geopolitical landscape as Washington steps back.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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The event is the culmination of a monthslong production by wedding planners and, very likely, by teams of lawyers who have combed through the couple’s complex finances to create an ironclad prenuptial agreement.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Lee Jung-jae says his measure of success for his own performance is telegraphing the complex morality of his character, as Gi-hun constantly calculates the correctness of his choices.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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