tangled

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tangled

/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/

Rhymes with -æŋɡəld

adjective more tangled · most tangled

Mixed up, interlaced. tangled knot
broadly Intricate.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of tangle

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: afoul, byzantine, complex, convoluted, enmeshed, entangled, foul, fouled, intermeshed, intertwined, intricate, involved, knotted, knotty, labyrinthine, matted

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@misc{tangled_2026,
  title = {tangled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tangled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}