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1. A complicated or confused mass of things twisted together
   "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
    
2. Something jumbled or confused
   "a tangle of government regulations";
   - snarl, maze

1. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   "The child tangled the cord";
   - entangle, mat, snarl
    
2. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel
   "The strong wind tangled my hair";
   - tousle, dishevel
    
3. Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   "They were tangled up by the events";
   - embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
    
4. Make more complicated or confused
   - ravel, knot

Derived forms: tangles, tangled, tangling

Type of: disarrange, distort, enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, interwind, intwine [archaic], involve, lace, natural object, perplexity, twine, twist

Antonym: untangle

Encyclopedia: Tangle