tangled
/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
tangled adjective: mixed up, interlaced. Also the simple past and past participle of tangle.
Adjective
tangled (comparative more tangled, superlative most tangled)
- Mixed up, interlaced.
- tangled knot
- Troubled, 'wilder'd, and forlorn, / Dark, benighted, travel-worn, / Over many a tangled spray, / All heart-broke I heard her say1789, William Blake, “A Dream”, in Songs of Innocence
- Intricate.
Also used as
tangled is also the simple past and past participle of tangle.
Examples of tangled in a sentence
- That like a mighty river onward streams / In multitudinous channels ruthlessly, / Past tangled isles and barriers of sand1919, Henry Head, “Paris. April, 1916”, in Destroyers and Other Verses:
- Lost inside a world I never belonged / Thinking that I knew my right from my wrong / Tangled in confusion feeling my way / Living in a shadow all shades of gray1978, Brainstorm, “We're on Our Way Home, Pt. 1”, in Journey to the Light:
Forms of tangled
| comparative | more tangled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tangled |
Words formed from tangled
Phrases with tangled
Words that rhyme with tangled
Questions about tangled
- What does tangled mean?
- Tangled means mixed up, interlaced.
- How do you use tangled in a sentence?
- That like a mighty river onward streams / In multitudinous channels ruthlessly, / Past tangled isles and barriers of sand
- What part of speech is tangled?
- Tangled is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tangled?
- Tangled is pronounced /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/.
Words near tangled in the dictionary
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