embroiling
Dragging into conflict
Embroiling is drawing someone into a conflict, dispute, or difficult situation.
The word suggests entanglement—becoming caught up in something messy or contentious: The scandal kept embroiling more officials.
Often appears with "in": embroiling the company in litigation, embroiling herself in office politics.
Boundary-blurring relational pattern
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
- morassSwampy, confusing situation
- snareDevice for catching prey
web · mess · tangle · involvement · complicity · implication · incrimination · predicament
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
altercation · strife · discord · friction · contention · disagreement · squabble · bickering
Complete disorder and confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
bedlam · unrest · commotion · maelstrom · tempest · whirlwind · storm · turbulence
Formal argument on issues
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- dissentDisagreement with authority
uproar · outcry · backlash · firestorm · furor · criticism · opposition · accusation
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
manipulation · deception · machination · double-dealing · treachery · betrayal · sabotage · espionage
enmeshment
Boundary-blurring relational pattern
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
- morassSwampy, confusing situation
snare · web · mess · tangle · involvement · complicity · implication · incrimination · predicament · quicksand
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
confrontation · altercation · strife · discord · friction · contention · disagreement · squabble · bickering · wrangle
chaos
Complete disorder and confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
mayhem · bedlam · unrest · commotion · maelstrom · tempest · whirlwind · storm · turbulence · disruption
debate
Formal argument on issues
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
dissent · uproar · outcry · backlash · firestorm · furor · criticism · opposition · accusation · allegation
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
subterfuge · manipulation · deception · machination · double-dealing · treachery · betrayal · sabotage · espionage · cloak-and-dagger
embroilingextricating
Releasing from entrapment
disentangling · freeing · liberating · releasing · extracting
embroilingreconciling
Resolving a dispute
pacifying · peacemaking · calming · settling · resolving
embroilingsimplifying
Making less complex
clarifying · sorting out · unraveling · streamlining · organizing