embroiled

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A form of embroil — To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of embroil

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedeeply involved especially in something complicated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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embroiled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embroiled

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“embroiled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embroiled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embroiled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embroiled.

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