snaggle

Tooth growing askew

Snaggle refers to something crooked, tangled, or projecting awkwardly—most often a tooth that sticks out at an angle: She had a snaggle that gave her smile character.

The word suggests irregular, jagged protrusion rather than smooth alignment.

Snaggle appears mainly in compounds like snaggletooth or snaggletoothed.

tangle

knot

Tied rope fastening

twist · mat · gnarl · snarl · hitch · obstruction · hook · barb · bramble · branch

tooth

crooked

Bent or dishonest

fang · tusk · incisor · canine · overbite · underbite · misaligned · gap · dental · orthodontic

irregular

uneven

Not smooth or balanced

bent · twisted · misshapen · lumpy · bumpy · asymmetrical · ragged · scraggly · disheveled · unkempt

Opposites
alignment/regularity

snagglestraight

Not curved or crooked

aligned · even · smooth · uniform · regular

entanglement/freedom

snagglefree

Without payment or restriction

untangled · unsnag · release · loose · unobstructed

Family

snagged, snagging, snaggletooth, snaggleteeth, snaggled

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G