in a tangle
- knottedTied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- messyLacking order or neatness
- twistedWound around itself
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
knot · muddle · jumble · confused · matted · web · snag · threads · hair · cord · brambles · undergrowth · chaos · disheveled · raveled · coiled · entwined · complicated
physical order
in a tanglestraight
Not curved or crooked
untangled · neat · in order · neatly arranged · tidy
situational clarity
in a tanglesorted out
Resolved or organized
straightened out · resolved · cleared up · in order · under control
mental/emotional state
in a tangleclear-headed
Able to think rationally
composed · collected · thinking straight · thinking clearly · calm