tanglement

The word “tanglement” has 3 syllables: tan-gle-ment

It's pronounced as /ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩.mənt/


What is synonym and antonym for tanglement?

In the thesaurus, “tanglement” has 16 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for tanglement along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tanglement

Example Sentences

  • The tanglement of wires made it difficult to find the right connection.
  • Her hair was in a severe tanglement after the windy storm.
  • The fishermen spent hours fixing the tanglement in their nets.
  • He avoided getting into a legal tanglement with the authorities.
  • The kitten created a tanglement of yarn all over the floor.

On this page you'll find 16 synonyms or another words to tanglement, such as: cobweb, entanglement, knot, labyrinth, maze, morass, net.

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

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  • allurement
  • ambuscade
  • ambush
  • artifice
  • bait
  • bog
  • booby trap
  • catch
  • cobweb
  • come-on
  • conspiracy
  • danger
  • deadfall
  • deception
  • decoy
  • device
  • difficulty
  • dirt
  • downfall
  • dragnet
  • drawback
  • entanglement
  • enticement
  • entrapment
  • feint
  • fen
  • gambit
  • glop
  • goo
  • gunk
  • hook
  • intrigue
  • inveiglement
  • knot
  • labyrinth
  • lasso
  • lure
  • machination
  • maneuver
  • marsh
  • marshland
  • maze
  • mesh
  • mire
  • morass
  • moss
  • mousetrap
  • mud
  • net
  • noose
  • ooze
  • peril
  • pit
  • pitfall
  • plot
  • ploy
  • prank
  • quag
  • quagmire
  • risk
  • ruse
  • seducement
  • setup
  • slime
  • slough
  • snag
  • snare
  • snarl
  • spiderweb
  • stratagem
  • subterfuge
  • swamp
  • swindle
  • tangle
  • tanglement
  • temptation
  • toil
  • trap
  • trick
  • web
  • wile
  • wire

net

  • Brussels lace
  • abduct
  • accumulate
  • after deductions
  • after taxes
  • ambush
  • apprehend
  • arrest
  • artifice
  • bag
  • bay
  • birdlime
  • bobbinet
  • body
  • booby trap
  • bottom line
  • bring in
  • capture
  • catch
  • catch up
  • centerpiece
  • cheat
  • cheating
  • clasp
  • clean up
  • cleanup
  • clear
  • cloth
  • clutch
  • cobweb
  • collar
  • compensation
  • content
  • cop
  • core
  • corner
  • corral
  • course
  • crux
  • deception
  • detain
  • direction
  • double-dealing
  • drift
  • duplicity
  • earn
  • earnings
  • embroil
  • emolument
  • enmesh
  • enmeshment
  • ensnare
  • ensnarl
  • entangle
  • entanglement
  • entoil
  • entrap
  • entrapment
  • envelopment
  • essence
  • excluding
  • exclusive
  • fabric
  • filigree
  • final
  • fishnet
  • fist
  • gain
  • garner
  • get
  • gist
  • glom
  • glove
  • grab
  • grapple
  • grasp
  • grill
  • grille
  • grip
  • gross
  • halter
  • hazard
  • heart
  • hold
  • hook
  • hypothesis
  • immesh
  • implicate
  • income
  • interest
  • involve
  • irreducible
  • kernel
  • keynote
  • kidnap
  • killing
  • knot
  • labyrinth
  • lace
  • lacework
  • land
  • land mine
  • lasso
  • lattice
  • lucre
  • make
  • marquisette
  • maze
  • meat
  • meat and potatoes
  • mesh
  • mire
  • morass
  • nab
  • nail
  • netting
  • network
  • nobble
  • noose
  • nub
  • nubbin
  • nucleus
  • openwork
  • pay
  • payment
  • payoff
  • pitfall
  • pith
  • pivot
  • ploy
  • point
  • proceeds
  • profit
  • proposition
  • pure
  • purport
  • quagmire
  • quicksand
  • rap
  • realize
  • reap
  • remaining
  • remittal
  • rend
  • requital
  • reticulum
  • return
  • revenue
  • root
  • rope
  • ruse
  • salary
  • sales
  • screen
  • screening
  • secure
  • seize
  • snag
  • snare
  • snarl
  • snatch
  • spiderweb
  • subject
  • substance
  • subterfuge
  • sum
  • sum and substance
  • take-home
  • tangle
  • tanglement
  • tenor
  • the long and short
  • the long and the short
  • theme
  • thesis
  • tracery
  • trap
  • trick
  • tulle
  • undeductible
  • wages
  • web
  • webbing
  • windfall
  • wirework
  • wrest
  • yield

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