tangle
English Thesaurus
1. something jumbled or confused (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | perplexity, |
definition | : | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity (noun.cognition) |
2. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven (noun.object)
hypernym | : | natural object, |
definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | hair ball, hairball, trichobezoar, |
definition | : | a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | shag, |
definition | : | a matted tangle of hair or fiber (noun.object) |
3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (verb.contact)
hyponym | : | felt, |
definition | : | mat together and make felt-like (verb.contact) |
4. disarrange or rumple; dishevel (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | disarrange, |
definition | : | destroy the arrangement or order of (verb.contact) |
5. tangle or complicate (verb.contact)
6. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | involve, |
definition | : | engage as a participant (verb.stative) |
7. something jumbled or confused (noun.cognition)
8. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven (noun.object)
9. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (verb.contact)
antonym | : | disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl, |
definition | : | extricate from entanglement (verb.contact) |
10. tangle or complicate (verb.contact)
antonym | : | unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle, |
definition | : | become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (verb.contact) |
11. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)
derivation | : | embroilment, imbroglio, |
definition | : | an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation (noun.state) |
12. something jumbled or confused (noun.cognition)
13. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven (noun.object)
14. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (verb.contact)
antonym | : | disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl, |
definition | : | extricate from entanglement (verb.contact) |
15. tangle or complicate (verb.contact)
antonym | : | unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle, |
definition | : | become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (verb.contact) |
16. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)
derivation | : | embroilment, imbroglio, |
definition | : | an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation (noun.state) |
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