Meanings
adjectiveentangled (comparative more entangled, superlative most entangled)
comparative more entangled · superlative most entangled
- figurativelyConfused or complicated.
- quantum mechanicsCorrelated, even though physically separated; (referring to a state of a composite system) not separable.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of entangle
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetwisted together in a tangled mass
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adjectiveinvolved in difficulties
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto implikita
- implikitatangled or twisted together
German verwickelt
- verwickelttangled or twisted together
Irish in ascar, achrannach
- in ascartangled or twisted together
- achrannachtangled or twisted together
- aimhréidhtangled or twisted together
- doréidhtangled or twisted together
Latin inexpedītus
- inexpedītusconfused or complicated
Māori tauwhiwhi, tārorerore
- tauwhiwhitangled or twisted together
- tāroreroretangled or twisted together
- pīroiroitangled or twisted together
Turkish girift, çapraşık
- giriftconfused or complicated
- çapraşıkconfused or complicated
Cite this entry
APA
entangled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entangled
MLA
“entangled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entangled. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entangled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entangled.
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