GRE vocabulary
tangle
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
In a sentence
Tangle in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing tangle in a sentence.
The kite strings tangled so badly that we spent an hour separating them.
Synonyms
entanglesnarlknotintertwine
Antonyms
untangleunraveldisentangle
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tacit
understood or implied without being openly stated
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
tangential
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
tangible
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value to something else
tarnish
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
tautological
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
tautology
needless repetition of the same idea in different words
Common questions
Questions about “tangle”
Tangle (verb) means to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
Here is tangle used in an example sentence: "The kite strings tangled so badly that we spent an hour separating them."
Common synonyms for tangle include entangle, snarl, knot, intertwine.
Antonyms of tangle include untangle, unravel, disentangle.
Tangle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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