entanglements
Webs of involvement
Entanglements are situations or relationships that are difficult to get out of or that complicate one's life.
The word suggests being caught up in something messy, like a net or web: His romantic entanglements made headlines.
Military entanglements refer to involvement in foreign conflicts that prove hard to exit.
In physics, quantum entanglement describes particles whose states remain correlated regardless of distance—a phenomenon Einstein famously called "spooky action at a distance."
Intricate passage network
- knotTied rope fastening
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- webInterwoven filament structure
- meshInterlocking open weave
jumble · convolution · intricacy · complication · maze · quagmire · muddle · morass
Tied rope fastening
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- webInterwoven filament structure
- netFinal amount remaining
- trapDevice for catching animals
snare · cord · rope · wire · hair · fishing · line · bramble
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- spyCovert information gatherer
secrecy · deception · scheming · plotting · subterfuge · cloak-and-dagger · affair · scandal
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- involvementState of being engaged
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- liaisonConnector between groups
- connectionA joining or relation
bond · tie · alliance · romantic · emotional · messy · complicated · love
Minute pieces of matter
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
superposition · nonlocal · spooky · Einstein · Bell · measurement · paired · spin
labyrinth
Intricate passage network
mesh · jumble · convolution · intricacy · complication · maze · quagmire · muddle · morass · thicket
knot
Tied rope fastening
trap · snare · cord · rope · wire · hair · fishing · line · bramble · thorns
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
spy · secrecy · deception · scheming · plotting · subterfuge · cloak-and-dagger · affair · scandal · liaison
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- involvementState of being engaged
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- liaisonConnector between groups
connection · bond · tie · alliance · romantic · emotional · messy · complicated · love · triangle
particles
Minute pieces of matter
correlation · superposition · nonlocal · spooky · Einstein · Bell · measurement · paired · spin · state
entanglementsseparation
State of being apart
straightness · neatness · disentanglement · untangling · alignment
entanglementsfreedom
Absence of constraint
independence · detachment · liberation · disengagement · uninvolvement
entanglementsclarity
State of being understandable
simplicity · straightforwardness · lucidity · transparency · coherence
- romantic entanglementsComplex love relationships
- quantum entanglementInseparable particle state pairing
- Foreign entanglementProblematic ties with other nations