embroiled
Caught up in
Embroiled means deeply involved in a conflict, dispute, or difficult situation.
The word suggests being caught up in something messy and hard to escape: The company became embroiled in a legal battle.
You don't choose to be embroiled—you find yourself that way, often through circumstances beyond your control.
Caught in complexity
- caught upBecame current or involved
- miredStuck in difficulty
- ensnaredCaught by trickery
- trappedUnable to escape
implicated · involved · drawn in · mixed up · snared · complicit · tangled · intertwined
Verbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- litigationLegal dispute process
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
quarrel · clash · strife · turmoil · discord · contention · disagreement · argument
Intense public excitement
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- acrimonyBitter ill will
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
hostility · bitterness · tension · agitation · indignation · resentment · volatility · antagonism
enmeshed
Caught in complexity
trapped · implicated · involved · drawn in · mixed up · snared · complicit · tangled · intertwined · immersed
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- litigationLegal dispute process
feud · quarrel · clash · strife · turmoil · discord · contention · disagreement · argument · altercation
furor
Intense public excitement
rancor · hostility · bitterness · tension · agitation · indignation · resentment · volatility · antagonism · vitriol
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
embroileduninvolved
Not taking part
detached · disengaged · free · extricated · unentangled
embroileduntroubled
Free from disturbance
at peace · serene · calm · settled · simplified
embroiledfree
Without payment or restriction
unencumbered · unfettered · liberated · extricated · clear