tangle
Twisted chaotic cluster
A tangle is a confused mass of intertwined things—hair, cords, vines, fishing line: She worked a comb through the tangles in her hair.
To tangle is to become knotted or snarled.
Figuratively, a tangle is any complicated mess: a tangle of bureaucratic regulations.
To tangle with someone is to get into a confrontation or fight: I wouldn't tangle with her if I were you.
Disorderly, troublesome condition
- clutterUntidy collection of items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
disarray · chaos · scramble · shambles · heap · knot · birds nest · disheveled
Tied rope fastening
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- snagUnforeseen complication
- knottedTied with loops
- knottyComplex and difficult
gnarl · matted · rope · shoelace · yarn · fishing line · necklace · cord
Interwoven filament structure
- meshInterlocking open weave
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- entwineWind around each other
interlace · braid · coil · twist · spiral · enmesh · interweave · plait
Verbal clash over differences
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
spat · clash · run-in · confrontation · brush · dustup · embroilment · involvement
mess
Disorderly, troublesome condition
muddle · disarray · chaos · scramble · shambles · heap · knot · birds nest · disheveled · matted
knot
Tied rope fastening
knotty · gnarl · matted · rope · shoelace · yarn · fishing line · necklace · cord · thread
web
Interwoven filament structure
- meshInterlocking open weave
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- intertwineTwist together mutually
entwine · interlace · braid · coil · twist · spiral · enmesh · interweave · plait · lattice
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
skirmish · spat · clash · run-in · confrontation · brush · dustup · embroilment · involvement · imbroglio
labyrinth
Intricate passage network
convolution · complication · network · puzzle · morass · quagmire · thicket · jungle · bramble · undergrowth
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- tanglesknot, snarl, jumble, mess, mat
- misfolded proteinsprion, amyloid, beta-amyloid, tau, fibril
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- fidget toysfidget spinner, fidget cube, pop it, bubble pop, push pop
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
tanglestraightness
Absence of curvature
order · neatness · alignment · smoothness · line
tangleorder
Methodical arrangement or request
clarity · simplicity · structure · organization · coherence
tanglepeace
Freedom from disturbance
harmony · disengagement · detachment · separation · accord
- tangled webComplex network of deceit
- in a tangle
- tangled up
- tangled sheets
- tangled line
- tangled brush
tangled, untangle, tangles, entangle, entangled, tangling, disentangle, entanglement, tangly