Definition of TANGLED

tangled

Verb

  • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
  • tangle or complicate
  • disarrange or rumple; dishevel
  • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    • "The child entangled the cord"
  • simple past and past participle of tangle

Adjective

  • in a confused mass
    • "pushed back her tangled hair"
    • "the tangled ropes"

Adjective Satellite

  • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott
    • "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"

Adj

  • Mixed up, interlaced.
  • Intricate.

Examples

  • tangled knot

Synonyms

Byzantine, convoluted, dishevel, drag, drag in, embroil, entangle, involved, knot, knotty, mat, ravel, snarl, sweep, sweep up, tangle, tortuous, tousle

Scrabble Score: 9

tangled: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tangled: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tangled: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

tangled: valid Words With Friends Word