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Antonyms for tangled

Grammar : Adj
Spell : tang-guh ld
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæŋ gəld


Definition of tangled

Origin :
  • mid-14c., nasalized variant of tagilen "to involve in a difficult situation, entangle," from a Scandinavian source (cf. dialectal Swedish taggla "to disorder," Old Norse þongull "seaweed"). In reference to material things, from c.1500. Meaning "to fight with" is American English, first recorded 1928. Related: Tangled; tangling. Tanglefoot (1859) was Western American English slang for "strong whiskey."
  • adj snarled
  • adj complex
Example sentences :
  • "Aaron Goldschmidt," he whispered, as we descended into a dry, tangled swamp.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • The last I saw of the trenches was the tangled line on Fusilier Bluff.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • If he hadn't been tangled up in his cod line, so we could haul him up by that, he'd have been down yet.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It is unnecessary to repeat the whole of the long and tangled conversation that ensued.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • My life has been one long error, and the threads of my fate have been tangled.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Arnold struggled with the terminals, most of which were a fused and tangled mess.
  • Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
  • Of all the tangled webs ever I essayed to unravel, this is the knottiest.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • The wisps of hair and the tangled beards were grey with the salt of the sea.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • The brush was dense and tangled, and he could have lost himself for a lifetime in it.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • But no; they were all tangled up in the harness, and the man was fighting like a giant.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

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