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单词 tangled
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tangled

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.
(adjective) 
tugging a comb through her tangled hair
Synonyms
knotted
twisted
matted
She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes.
messy
She has very messy hair.
snarled
jumbled
entangled
knotty
the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree
tousled
a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket
(adjective) 
His personal life has become more tangled than ever.
Synonyms
complicated
a complicated voting system
involved
The operation can be quite involved, requiring special procedures.
complex
in-depth coverage of today's complex issues
confused
messy
Life is a messy and tangled business.
mixed-up
I think he's a rather mixed-up kid.
convoluted
knotty
The new management team faces some knotty problems.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of complex
Definition
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)
in the sense of involved
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,
labyrinthine
in the sense of knotty
Definition
full of knots
the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree
Synonyms
knotted,
rough,
rugged,
bumpy,
gnarled,
knobby,
nodular

Nearby words of
tangled

  • tangle
  • tangle something or someone up
  • tangle with someone
  • tangled
  • tangy
  • tank
  • tantalize

Related terms of
tangled

  • tangle
  • tangle with someone
  • tangle something or someone up

Synonyms of 'tangled'

tangled

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of knotty
Definition
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
in the sense of matted
Definition
tangled into a thick mass
She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes.
Synonyms
tangled,
knotted,
unkempt,
knotty,
tousled,
ratty,
uncombed
in the sense of messy
Definition
dirty
She has very messy hair.
Synonyms
dishevelled,
ruffled,
untidy,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
unkempt,
tousled,
uncombed,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of messy
Definition
unpleasantly confused or complicated
Life is a messy and tangled business.
Synonyms
confusing,
difficult,
complex,
confused,
tangled,
chaotic,
tortuous
in the sense of mixed-up
Definition
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,
maladjusted
in the sense of tousled
a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket
Synonyms
dishevelled,
disordered,
tangled,
ruffled,
messed up,
rumpled,
disarranged,
disarrayed
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