imbroglio

The word “imbroglio” has 4 syllables: im-bro-gli-o

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈbroʊɡlioʊ/


What is synonym and antonym for imbroglio?

In the thesaurus, “imbroglio” has 67 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for imbroglio along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for imbroglio

  • affray
  • altercation
  • argle-bargle
  • argument
  • argy-bargy
  • attack
  • battle royal
  • bicker
  • bickering
  • brawl
  • broil
  • brouhaha
  • catfight
  • clash
  • complexity
  • complication
  • contention
  • contretemps
  • controversy
  • cross fire
  • debate
  • difference
  • disagreement
  • disputation
  • dispute
  • dissension
  • dissention
  • donnybrook
  • embarrassment
  • embroilment
  • entanglement
  • falling-out
  • feud
  • fight
  • fisticuffs
  • flack
  • fracas
  • fray
  • free-for-all
  • fuss
  • hassle
  • involvement
  • kickup
  • knock-down-drag-out
  • logomachy
  • melee
  • miff
  • misunderstanding
  • objection
  • protest
  • protestation
  • quandary
  • quarrel
  • rhubarb
  • row
  • run-in
  • scrap
  • set-to
  • skirmish
  • soap opera
  • spat
  • squabble
  • tangle
  • tiff
  • tussle
  • vendetta
  • wrangle

Antonyms for imbroglio

Meanings of imbroglio

  • noun
    1. A complicated situation; an entanglement.

Example Sentences

  • The meeting ended in a complete imbroglio as the team couldn’t agree on the project’s direction.
  • The legal imbroglio over the property rights took years to resolve.
  • The plot of the novel thickened into an imbroglio of deceit and intrigue.
  • Their conversation turned into an imbroglio of misunderstandings and conflicting opinions.
  • The diplomatic imbroglio between the two countries required careful negotiation to avoid escalation.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to imbroglio, such as: affray, agreement, altercation, argle-bargle, argument, argy-bargy, attack.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • accumulation
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  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • aggregate
  • aggregation
  • alloy
  • alphabet soup
  • amalgam
  • assortment
  • blend
  • bollix
  • botch
  • catchall
  • chaos
  • clutter
  • collage
  • combination
  • commixture
  • composite
  • compound
  • confusion
  • conglomerate
  • conglomeration
  • crazy quilt
  • detritus
  • disarrangement
  • disarray
  • disorder
  • farrago
  • fusion
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • imbroglio
  • intermixture
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • knot
  • litter
  • medley
  • menagerie
  • mess
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mix-up
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • morass
  • motley
  • muddle
  • notions
  • oddments
  • odds and ends
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shambles
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • snarl
  • stew
  • sundries
  • tangle
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter

quagmire

quarrel

  • affray
  • altercate
  • altercation
  • argle-bargle
  • argue
  • argufy
  • argument
  • argy-bargy
  • attack
  • bandy words
  • battle
  • battle royal
  • be at loggerheads
  • beef
  • bicker
  • bickering
  • brabble
  • brannigan
  • brawl
  • breach
  • break with
  • broil
  • bump
  • butt heads
  • carp
  • caterwaul
  • catfight
  • cavil
  • challenge
  • charge
  • clash
  • collide
  • combat
  • commotion
  • complain
  • complaint
  • consider
  • contend
  • contention
  • contest
  • contretemps
  • controversy
  • controvert
  • cross fire
  • cross swords
  • dare
  • debate
  • defy
  • differ
  • difference
  • difference of opinion
  • difficulty
  • disagreement
  • disapproval
  • disapprove
  • discord
  • discuss
  • disputation
  • dispute
  • dissension
  • dissent
  • dissention
  • dissidence
  • disturbance
  • divide
  • donnybrook
  • dust
  • embroil
  • fall out
  • falling-out
  • feud
  • fight
  • find fault
  • fisticuffs
  • fracas
  • fray
  • free-for-all
  • fuss
  • get tough with
  • hassle
  • have it out
  • have words
  • imbroglio
  • jar
  • kick
  • kickup
  • lock horns
  • logomachy
  • melee
  • misunderstanding
  • mix it up
  • nitpick
  • object
  • object to
  • objection
  • protest
  • protestation
  • quibble
  • rhubarb
  • row
  • ruckus
  • run-in
  • scrap
  • set to
  • set-to
  • skirmish
  • spar
  • spat
  • squabble
  • strife
  • strive
  • struggle
  • take exception
  • take on
  • tangle
  • tiff
  • tumult
  • tussle
  • vary
  • vendetta
  • war
  • wrangle

bafflement

  • abashment
  • ado
  • adverse fate
  • adversity
  • aggravation
  • agitation
  • annoyance
  • anxiety
  • bamboozlement
  • befuddlement
  • bemusement
  • bewilderedness
  • bewilderment
  • blow
  • bother
  • care
  • chagrin
  • charge
  • commotion
  • complication
  • confusedness
  • confusion
  • crisis
  • daze
  • defeat
  • depression
  • despondency
  • discombobulation
  • discomfiture
  • discomfort
  • disconcertment
  • discontent
  • discouragement
  • disenchantment
  • disgruntlement
  • disillusion
  • disillusionment
  • dismay
  • disorientation
  • disquiet
  • dissatisfaction
  • distraction
  • distress
  • disturbance
  • dither
  • embarrassment
  • emergency
  • exigency
  • failure
  • flurry
  • fluster
  • fog
  • frustration
  • fuss
  • grievance
  • hangup
  • harassment
  • head-scratching
  • imbroglio
  • inconvenience
  • irritation
  • jam
  • lack of success
  • letdown
  • maze
  • mess
  • millstone
  • misery
  • mortification
  • muddle
  • mystification
  • nonsuccess
  • obfuscation
  • oppression
  • perplexity
  • perturbation
  • pickle
  • pinch
  • predicament
  • pressure
  • puzzle
  • puzzlement
  • quandary
  • ramification
  • regret
  • responsibility
  • scrape
  • setback
  • stew
  • strain
  • strait
  • stress
  • strife
  • struggle
  • stupefaction
  • stupor
  • surprise
  • tangle
  • the knocks
  • to-do
  • trouble
  • turmoil
  • unfulfillment
  • upset
  • vicissitude
  • weight
  • whirl
  • worry

gallimaufry

  • accumulation
  • admixture
  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • aggregate
  • aggregation
  • alloy
  • alphabet soup
  • amalgam
  • array
  • assortment
  • blend
  • bollix
  • botch
  • catchall
  • chaos
  • choice
  • clutter
  • collage
  • collection
  • combination
  • combo
  • commixture
  • composite
  • compound
  • confusion
  • conglomerate
  • conglomeration
  • crazy quilt
  • detritus
  • disarrangement
  • disarray
  • disorder
  • diversity
  • farrago
  • fusion
  • garbage
  • grab bag
  • group
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • imbroglio
  • intermixture
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • kind
  • knot
  • litter
  • medley
  • menagerie
  • mess
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mix-up
  • mixed bag
  • mixture
  • montage
  • morass
  • motley
  • muddle
  • notions
  • oddments
  • odds and ends
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • selection
  • shambles
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • snarl
  • sort
  • stew
  • sundries
  • tangle
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter

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