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tangle
  1. A tangled twisted mass.
  2. A complicated or confused state or condition.
  3. An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
  4. (mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
  5. A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. knot, mass, mat, maze, snarl, web, mesh, mess, cluster, coil, jumble, jungle, entanglement, thatch, twist, labyrinth, rummage, scramble, skein, snag, whirl, net, muddle, mishmash, network, hodgepodge, hash, clutter, confusion, patchwork, medley, weave, collage, agglomeration, montage, webbing, netting, mélange, mixture, miscellany, complexity, assortment, potpourri, morass, chaos, variety, lattice, imbroglio, convolution, hotchpotch … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Old cells float harmlessly in the blood until they are chemically triggered to stick together in a tangle of threads of fibrin protein.”
      “An emergency meeting was held to address this catastrophic tangle of events.”
      “The facts have been so overwhelming that my mind is in a tangle.”
tangler
  1. One who tangles.
  2. (plural) A strip of onion fried in batter, like an onion ring, but with a twisty shape.
  3. (Ireland, historical) A paid middleman at a fair or market.
tangle
  1. Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.
  2. (plural) An instrument consisting essentiallly of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. knot, mass, mat, maze, snarl, web, mesh, mess, cluster, coil, jumble, jungle, entanglement, thatch, twist, labyrinth, rummage, scramble, skein, snag, whirl, net, muddle, mishmash, network, hodgepodge, hash, clutter, confusion, patchwork, medley, weave, collage, agglomeration, montage, webbing, netting, mélange, mixture, miscellany, complexity, assortment, potpourri, morass, chaos, variety, lattice, imbroglio, convolution, hotchpotch … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Old cells float harmlessly in the blood until they are chemically triggered to stick together in a tangle of threads of fibrin protein.”
      “An emergency meeting was held to address this catastrophic tangle of events.”
      “The facts have been so overwhelming that my mind is in a tangle.”
tangledness
  1. The quality of being tangled.
tangling
  1. A tangled structure.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, perplexity, bafflement, mystification, dither, wonder, befuddlement, disorientation, wonderment, befuddling, discombobulation, discomfiture, distraction, doubt, fluster, muddle, uncertainty, bamboozlement, discomposure, disconcertion, perplexing, stupefaction, agitation, astonishment, bemusement, bewilderedness, chagrin, confounding, confusedness, daze, discomfiting, perturbation, shock, tangle, abashment, awkwardness, demoralisation, demoralization, disconcertment, dumbfounding, embarrassment, flap, fog, lather, mixup, stew, unsettling, upsetting … more
tanglings
  1. plural of tangling
  2. Synonyms:
      3. confusion, bewilderments, puzzlement, perplexity, bafflement, mystification, dither, wonder, befuddlement, disorientation, wonderment, discombobulations, discomfiture, distraction, doubt, muddles, uncertainty, bamboozlement, discomposure, disconcertion, stupefaction, agitation, astonishment, bemusements, bewilderedness, chagrin, confoundings, confusedness, dazes, perturbation, shocks, tangles, abashment, awkwardness, demoralisation, demoralization, disconcertment, embarrassment, flaps, fog, lather, mixups, stew, unsettlings, whirls, addling, blurrings, cluttering, difficulty, mazes … more
tanglers
  1. plural of tangler
tangles
  1. plural of tangle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. problems, holes, jams, cruxes, knots, mires, pitfalls, quagmires, spots, toughies, misadventures, mishaps, straits, deep water, matters, muddles, cases, corners, facers, fixes, flies in the ointment, Gordian knots, gremlins, hiccups, hornets' nests, how-do-you-dos, katzenjammers, mix-ups, puzzlements, stumbling blocks, tight spots, nodi, probs, rubs, matter, misadventure, jam, puzzlement … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It shows weedy tangles of wildflowers lifting their leaves sunward as spring advances and winter's dolor is shucked off for another year.”
      “I have managed to get good stitches on light fabric, but when I was sewing a patch it caused these loops and tangles.”
      “A satirical commentary on native genocide and its aftermath, the play tangles characters, notions and story threads into a defiant Gordian knot.”
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