tanglement

noun

ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce tanglement (audio)
Definition of tanglementnext
as in tangle
something that catches and holds legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanglement
  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. web
  4. labyrinth
  5. entanglement
  6. maze
  7. net
Noun
  • The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Brushing controls shedding, removes debris and prevents tangles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • The room is closed off, equipped with monitoring traps and subject to follow-up inspections.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The beginner's trap is expecting the Great Square to be compact and immediately obvious.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of trap
Noun
  • But the arguable highlight of the style appears at its mudguard and heel, which have been covered in a spider web graphic.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • So Sayegh rang her web hosting company to ask what had happened, only to be told surging ticket demand had crashed their servers.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • In Hot or Cold, teams work their way through a labyrinth of rooms, each containing a challenge that must be completed as quickly as possible.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In the cobwebbed sub-basement of a Swedish library, an unnamed narrator discovers a labyrinth of twenty-six rooms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of labyrinth
Noun
  • Nearly 27% of 2025 entanglements were observed off the coast of California.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Today, entanglement is the foundation for quantum computing and next-generation sensors, among other applications.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of entanglement
Noun
  • Our group — two reporters, a photographer and a video journalist — went through security and, camera rolling, wound our way through the maze of the midcentury building.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The most gratifying facet of being an agent was guiding gifted artists through the maze of potential opportunities and pitfalls that constitute careers in Hollywood.
    — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of maze
Noun
  • Retail investors Ordinary, retail investors have limited access to the market, compared to ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Biologists are hoping to save a humpback whale last seen entangled in a fishing net off the coast of San Pedro.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of net
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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