to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.

to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows

The bushes were tangled with vines.

to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare.

to be or become tangled.

Informal . to come into conflict; fight or argue

I don't want to tangle with him over the new ruling.

a tangled condition or situation.

a tangled or confused mass or assemblage of something.

a confused jumble

a tangle of contradictory statements.

Informal . a conflict; disagreement

He got into a tangle with the governor.

noun

line , order , peace

verb

straighten , uncomplicate , untangle , untwist , disentangle , extricate , unravel

noun

coil , complication , entanglement , jam , jungle , labyrinth , mass , mat , maze , mesh , mess , mix-up , morass , muddle , rummage , skein , snag , snarl , twist , web , cat\'s cradle , knot , altercation , bicker , clash , contention , controversy , debate , difficulty , disagreement , dispute , fight , polemic , quarrel , run-in , spat , squabble , tiff , word , wrangle

verb

catch , coil , confuse , derange , discompose , disorganize , drag into , embroil , enmesh , ensnare , entangle , entrap , foul up * , hamper , implicate , interlace , interlock , intertwist , interweave , involve , jam , kink , make a party to , mat , mesh , mess up * , mix up * , muck up * , obstruct , perplex , ravel , snarl , tie up , trap , twist , unbalance , upset , ensnarl , foul , embarrass , snare , trammel , web , bicker , contend , dispute , fight , quarrel , quibble , spat , squabble , tiff , wrangle , altercation , argument , complicate , insnare , intertwine , jungle , knot , labyrinth , maze , muddle , muss , skein , sleave