tangled

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tangled

Her hair became tangled after playing in the wind.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Twisted together in a confused mass: Describes things, especially long, flexible items like hair, string, or vines, that are interwoven, knotted, and difficult to separate.
    • Complicated and confusing: Describes a situation, set of circumstances, relationship, or line of thought that is complex, intricate, and often difficult to understand or resolve.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective (Physical):
    • She spent an hour combing out her tangled hair after the windy walk.
    • The old fishing nets were a tangled mess on the dock.
  • Adjective (Abstract/Situational):
    • The novel features a tangled plot involving secret identities and hidden motives.
    • Their business relationship became tangled in legal disputes.
Advanced Usage
  • "to get tangled up in something": To become involved in a complicated or problematic situation, often unintentionally.
    • He got tangled up in a scheme that he didn't fully understand.
  • "a tangled web": A famous idiom (from Sir Walter Scott) describing a complex, deceitful situation created by lies or complicated actions.
    • The politician's lies created a tangled web that eventually trapped him.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tangle (verb/noun): To twist together into a confused mass; a confused mass of things twisted together.
    • The cords tangle easily if you don't store them properly.
    • There was a tangle of wires behind the computer.
  • Entangled (adjective): Similar to "tangled," often used in both physical and abstract contexts, sometimes with a stronger implication of being trapped or ensnared.
    • The dolphin was entangled in the net.
    • They were in an entangled emotional relationship.
Synonyms
  • Knotted: Tied in or containing knots.
  • Matted: Formed into a thick, tangled mass.
  • Convoluted: Extremely complex and difficult to follow (for abstract concepts).
  • Labyrinthine: Like a maze; intricately complicated.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Tangle with (someone/something): To become involved in a fight, dispute, or difficult situation with someone or something.
    • You don't want to tangle with him; he's a skilled debater.
Related Idioms
  • "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.": A proverbial saying highlighting how lies create complex, problematic situations.
tangled

Her hair became tangled after playing in the wind.

Adjective
  1. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
    • the Byzantine tax structure
    • Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
    • convoluted legal language
    • convoluted reasoning
    • the plot was too involved
    • a knotty problem
    • got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
    • Oh, what a tangled web we weave- Sir Walter Scott
    • tortuous legal procedures
    • tortuous negotiations lasting for months
  2. in a confused mass
    • pushed back her tangled hair
    • the tangled ropes

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