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embroiled

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
    • /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/

Definitions of embroiled word

  • noun embroiled Simple past tense and past participle of embroil. 1
  • adjective embroiled If you become embroiled in a fight or argument, you become deeply involved in it. 0
  • graded adjective embroiled If you become embroiled with a person, you become involved in a relationship with them that causes you problems. 0
  • adjective embroiled deeply involved in trouble, conflict or argument 0
  • adjective embroiled deeply involved in a problematic relationship 0
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Parts of speech for Embroiled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Embroiled

embroiled popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for embroiled

adjective embroiled

  • involved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
Just one Synonym for embroiled

Antonyms for embroiled

verb embroiled

  • freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
  • arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
  • assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
  • calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.

adjective embroiled

  • disembroiled — Simple past tense and past participle of disembroil.
All 11 Antonyms of embroiled

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