C1adjectivehomenature
US/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
UK/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
twisted together in an untidy way that is hard to separate
In context
The cables behind the TV were tangled and covered in dust.
Fishermen spent the evening repairing their tangled nets.
We pushed our way through tangled roots in the mangrove forest.
Words that go with tangled
adjective + noun
- tangled hairBrush tangled hair gently, starting from the ends.
- tangled messThe garden hose was a tangled mess after the winter.
- tangled wiresElectric poles in the old quarter are covered in tangled wires.
- tangled rootsTangled roots make it hard to walk through the swamp.
- tangled webThe story is a tangled web of lies and secrets.