Synonyms of snarls

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noun

plural of snarl

as in jams

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement

to no avail, the city promotes carpooling to help ease the traffic snarls that always accompany rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jams
• bottlenecks
• congestions
• tangles
• logjams
• tailbacks
• delays
• jam-ups
• traffic
• locks
• backups
• tie-ups
• crawls
• gridlocks
• slowdowns
• stoppages

snarls

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of snarl

as in barks

to speak sharply or irritably

she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barks
• shouts
• yells
• screams
• growls
• snaps
• shrieks
• grumbles
• roars
• sputters
• rages
• rants
• fulminates
• raves
• explodes
• vituperates
• vents
• storms
• flares (up)
• tees off
• flips (out)
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms (down)
• simmers down

snarls

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of snarl

as in knots

to twist together into a usually confused mass

you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knots
• tangles
• weaves
• jumbles
• intertwines
• entangles
• interlaces
• scrambles
• interweaves
• intertwists
• braids
• writhes
• scrabbles
• winds
• plaits
• twines
• entwines
• entwists
• inweaves
• enlaces
• wreathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untangles
• disentangles
• untwists
• unravels
• unsnarls
• unscrambles
• unknots
• untwines
• unweaves