Synonyms for Tangle (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (something jumbled or confused):
maze, snarl
WordNet sense 2 (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action):
drag, embroil, sweep, drag in, sweep up
WordNet sense 3 (tangle or complicate):
knot, ravel
WordNet sense 4 (disarrange or rumple; dishevel):
dishevel, tousle
WordNet sense 5 (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass):
entangle, mat
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