The Collaborative International Dictionary
knotted snarled snarly
entangled \entangled\ adj.
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in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled. [Narrower terms: afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled; knotted, snarled, snarly; matted; rootbound; intertwined]
Syn: tangled.
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deeply involved especially in something problematic; as, entangled in the conflict.
Syn: embroiled.
constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net; ensnared.