tanglings
Twisted together confusingly
Tanglings are instances of becoming twisted, knotted, or intertwined.
The word usually describes physical snarls—hair tanglings, rope tanglings, fishing line tanglings—but extends to complicated involvements: Their romantic tanglings made office life awkward.
The plural suggests multiple episodes or varieties of entanglement rather than a single knot.
Difficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- entanglementsComplex binding situations
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
- convolutionsComplex winding folds
- snarlsGrowls or knots
muddles · messes · webs · mazes · labyrinths · quagmires · knottiness · perplexities
Secured loops in rope
- snarlsGrowls or knots
- snagsUnforeseen complications
- kinksTight curls or snags
- twistsRotational bends or turns
matting · enmeshment · ensnarement · knotting · coiling · interlocking · clumping · bunching
Complex binding situations
- involvementsActive participations in activities
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- affairsMatters requiring attention
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
liaisons · connections · attachments · embroilments · associations · alliances · ties · bonds
complications
Difficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- entanglementsComplex binding situations
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
- convolutionsComplex winding folds
snarls · muddles · messes · webs · mazes · labyrinths · quagmires · knottiness · perplexities · puzzles
knots
Secured loops in rope
twists · matting · enmeshment · ensnarement · knotting · coiling · interlocking · clumping · bunching · rope
entanglements
Complex binding situations
- involvementsActive participations in activities
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- affairsMatters requiring attention
relationships · liaisons · connections · attachments · embroilments · associations · alliances · ties · bonds · webs
interlacing
Crossing and recrossing alternately
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- interweavingCrossing strands alternately
crisscrossing · meshwork · latticing · netting · lacework · macrame · warp · weft · threads · fibers
tanglingscombings
Hair removed by brush
smoothings · unravelings · orderings · alignments · arrangements
tanglingsclarifications
Statements removing ambiguity
simplifications · disentanglements · unravelings · resolutions · elucidations