Definitions

embroiled

[em-broild] / ɛmˈbrɔɪld /

ADJECTIVE

involved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affected concerned entangled interested participating

STRONG

caught embarrassed enmeshed hooked incriminated occupied tangled

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe immersed in into knee-deep in mixed up in mixed up with taking part in up to here in up to one's neck in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disinterested unconcerned unperturbed untroubled

WEAK

blameless easy exonerated simple uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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Sanchez begins his runoff campaign embroiled in legal troubles.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It had for years been embroiled in special bankruptcy proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, the Soviet chess master embroiled in a Cold War battle against Freddie Trumper, the reigning American champion played by Aaron Tveit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

And so had Johnson, a 38-year-old former journalist who turned to social media after being embroiled in plagiarism scandals at BuzzFeed and the Independent Journal Review.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Everyone seems to know everyone else, embroiled in conversations that are impossible to join.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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