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- [tang-guh ld]
- /ˈtæŋ gəld/
- /ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tang-guh ld]
- /ˈtæŋ gəld/
Definitions of tangled word
- adjective tangled snarled, interlaced, or mixed up: tangled thread. 1
- adjective tangled very complicated, intricate, or involved: tangled bureaucratic procedures. 1
- verb with object tangled to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 1
- verb with object tangled to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows: The bushes were tangled with vines. 1
- verb with object tangled to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare. 1
- verb without object tangled to be or become tangled. 1
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Origin of tangled
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; tangle1 + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tangled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tangled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tangled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tangled
adj tangled
- all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
- chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
- convoluted — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
adjective tangled
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
verb tangled
- conflicted — unable to decide between opposing feelings or views
- coped — to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness.
- enchained — Simple past form of enchain.
- ensnarled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensnarl.
- intertwisted — Simple past tense and past participle of intertwist.
noun tangled
- corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
- mazed — Simple past tense and past participle of maze.
- messed — Simple past tense and past participle of mess.
- mopped — a wry face; grimace.
- woofed — Simple past tense and past participle of woof.
Antonyms for tangled
verb tangled
- debugged — to detect and remove defects or errors from.
- decoded — Simple past tense and past participle of decode.
- disembroiled — Simple past tense and past participle of disembroil.
- disentangled — Simple past tense and past participle of disentangle.
- enucleated — Simple past tense and past participle of enucleate.
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