Synonyms of tangling

tangling

verb

present participle of tangle

1

as in trapping

to catch or hold as if in a net

was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trapping
• ensnaring
• entangling
• enmeshing
• entrapping
• meshing
• netting
• snaring
• involving
• capturing
• ensnarling
• immeshing
• entoiling
• catching up
• implicating
• embroiling
• collaring
• bagging
• miring
• birdliming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaching
• untangling
• disentangling
• disengaging
• freeing
• clearing
• liberating
• extricating

2

as in knotting

to twist together into a usually confused mass

that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knotting
• snarling
• intertwining
• weaving
• jumbling
• entangling
• interlacing
• interweaving
• braiding
• scrambling
• twining
• winding
• intertwisting
• scrabbling
• plaiting
• writhing
• entwining
• enlacing
• wreathing
• entwisting
• inweaving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untangling
• disentangling
• untwisting
• unraveling
• unknotting
• untwining
• unsnarling
• unscrambling
• unweaving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tangling

The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible. —Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025

The large brush roll resists tangling hair and pet fur, which eliminates the need to stop and pull items off the brush—and also eliminates a clogged pipe. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025

Traditional bristles are replaced by silicone fins on the brushroll to achieve a more thorough clean and to prevent hair from tangling around the roller. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025