vverb.stativeentrapSynset:entangle mire
Examples:- Our people should not be mired in the past
Derivationally Related Form:entanglement
Hypernyms:involve
Inherited Hypernyms:entangleinvolveadmitpermitacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contacttwist together or entwine into a confusing massSynset:entangle mat snarl tangle
Examples:- The child entangled the cord
Antonyms:disentangleunsnarl
Derivationally Related Form:tanglesnarl
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:entangletwistchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:enmeshensnarlfeltmesh
Full Troponyms:enmeshfelt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: entangle, mat, tangle, snarl)
adj satadj.alldeeply involved especially in something complicatedSynset:embroiled
Examples:- embroiled in the conflict
- felt unwilling entangled in their affairs
Antonyms:uninvolved
Inherited Hypernyms:embroiled
Similar to:involved
adj satadj.alltwisted together in a tangled massExamples:- toiled through entangled growths of mesquite
Antonyms:untangled
Inherited Hypernyms:entangled
Similar to:tangled
adj satadj.allinvolved in difficultiesAntonyms:free
Inherited Hypernyms:entangled
Similar to:unfree