tangle

/tˈæŋɡəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
   “they carved their way through the tangle of vines”
2. something jumbled or confused
   “a tangle of government regulations”

verb

1. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   “They were swept up by the events”
2. tangle or complicate
   “a ravelled story”
3. disarrange or rumple; dishevel
   “The strong wind tousled my hair”
4. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   “The child entangled the cord”

Synonyms for tangle

• snarl
• maze
• embroil
• sweep
• sweep up
• drag
• drag in
• ravel
• knot
• tousle
• dishevel
• entangle
• mat

Words that rhyme with tangle

• angle
• strangle
• disentangle
• mangle
• triangle
• wrangle
• spangle
• wangle
• bangle
• dangle
• entangle
• jangle
• untangle
• fangle
• gangl
• langill
• nangle
• newfangle
• pangle
• stangl
• stangle
• wrangell