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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Musk, who is embroiled in a legal battle against the founders of OpenAI, is leasing access to his Colossus data centers to Anthropic for $1.25 billion per month.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This is a mess not of Hull's making, yet they are fully embroiled in it.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Mr. Starmer is embroiled in speculation about how long he’ll hold on to his job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

Out in these streets people were embroiled in a thousand matters, money problems, love problems, school problems.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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