Synonyms of entangles

entangles

verb

present tense third-person singular of entangle

1

as in knots

to twist together into a usually confused mass

in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knots
• tangles
• intertwines
• snarls
• weaves
• jumbles
• interweaves
• interlaces
• scrambles
• entwines
• twines
• braids
• scrabbles
• intertwists
• winds
• writhes
• plaits
• inweaves
• entwists
• enlaces
• wreathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangles
• untangles
• untwists
• unravels
• unscrambles
• untwines
• unknots
• unsnarls
• unweaves

2

as in traps

to catch or hold as if in a net

the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traps
• tangles
• ensnares
• entraps
• enmeshes
• meshes
• involves
• snares
• nets
• captures
• implicates
• immeshes
• ensnarls
• entoils
• embroils
• catches up
• collars
• mires
• bags
• birdlimes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaches
• disentangles
• untangles
• disengages
• frees
• liberates
• clears
• extricates

3

as in complicates

to make complex or difficult

the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicates
• intensifies
• embarrasses
• perplexes
• complexes
• confuses
• expands
• elaborates
• complexifies
• develops
• muddles
• tangles
• confounds
• magnifies
• sophisticates
• snarls
• mixes (up)
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplifies
• streamlines
• facilitates
• shortens
• cuts
• eases
• unravels
• abbreviates
• straightens (out)
• disentangles
• oversimplifies
• untangles