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View usage for: tangled in British English (ˈtæŋɡəld) adjective1. twisted together; messy or untidy a tangled mass of wires The darkness lay heavy under the branches of the old tangled trees. When the smoke cleared, only the tangled wreckage of the machine gun was left. messy, tangled hair 2. complicated Harriet was wonderful, helping sort out tangled sentences, grammar and the like. Jurisdiction? It's a tangled question. But even he realized there was much yet to learn about the tangled relationship betweenthese two families. a tangled web of lies Examples of 'tangled' in a sentencetangled Get tangled in her hair?The background to their relationship is a tangled web.She is terrific on tangled or forbidden relationships that result in murder.It is a tangled web she weaves.Evergreen Most clematis are deciduous and leave a tangled mass of bare stems in winter.What a tangled web they weave, eh?What a tangled web, eh?The first police investigators to enter the hold were confronted by flies and an overpowering stench, and a mass of tangled limbs.A former servant of his cried out when he saw his old master's tangled white hair.It did no retail banking, but its collapse dealt a harsh blow to the real economy because of its tangled web of global relationships.tugging a comb through her tangled hair Synonyms knotted twisted snarled jumbled entangled His personal life has become more tangled than ever. Additional synonymsDefinition intricate or complicated in-depth coverage of today's complex issues Synonyms complicated, difficult, involved, mixed, elaborate, tangled, mingled, intricate, tortuous, convoluted, knotty, labyrinthine, circuitous, Daedalian (literary) Definition complicated The operation can be quite involved, requiring special procedures. Synonyms complicated, complex, intricate, hard, difficult, confused, confusing, sophisticated, elaborate, tangled, bewildering, jumbled, entangled, tortuous, Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, unfathomable, labyrinthineDefinition full of knots the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree Synonyms knotted, rough, rugged, bumpy, gnarled, knobby, nodular - tangle
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Additional synonymsDefinition extremely difficult or puzzling The new management team faces some knotty problems. Synonyms puzzling, hard, difficult, complex, complicated, tricky, baffling, intricate, troublesome, perplexing, mystifying, thorny, problematical Definition tangled into a thick mass She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes. Synonyms tangled, knotted, unkempt, knotty, tousled, ratty, uncombed Definition dirty She has very messy hair. Synonyms dishevelled, ruffled, untidy, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, uncombed, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition unpleasantly confused or complicated Life is a messy and tangled business. Synonyms confusing, difficult, complex, confused, tangled, chaotic, tortuousDefinition in a state of mental confusion I think he's a rather mixed-up kid. Synonyms confused, disturbed, puzzled, bewildered, at sea, upset, distraught, muddled, perplexed, maladjusteda woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket Synonyms dishevelled, disordered, tangled, ruffled, messed up, rumpled, disarranged, disarrayed |