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entanglement

[en-tang-guhl-muhnt] / ɛnˈtæŋ gəl mənt /
NOUN
complication, predicament
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imbroglio liaison
STRONG
affair association cobweb complexity confusion difficulty embarrassment embroilment entrapment intricacy intrigue involvement jumble knot mesh mess mix up muddle snare tangle tie up toil trap web
WEAK
enmeshment ensnarement
Antonyms
STRONG
calm clarity ease line order organization peace
WEAK
disentanglement simplicity

Example Sentences

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They face threats from vessel strikes to entanglement in fishing gear on their long migration routes.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

That discovery leads Mr. Lemann to ponder his family’s entanglement with slavery and its role in buttressing the Lemann fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Some of these states may support long range entanglement among spins, which is a key concept in quantum information science.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Summers, until his entanglement in the Epstein scandal came to light, was among the nation’s most influential economists.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“The Bureau is obsessed with procreation—with passing on genes. And George and I are both GPs, so any entanglement that can’t produce a stronger genetic code . . . It’s not encouraged, that’s all.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth