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snarl up

VERB
complicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
convolute impede involve muddle obscure perplex upset
STRONG
bedevil clog combine confound derange disarrange disorder elaborate embroil entangle fold interrelate interweave jumble multiply ravel snafu snag tangle twist
WEAK
add fuel to fire foul up infold interfuse make intricate make waves mix up muck up open can of worms render unintelligible screw up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear up enlighten explain order
STRONG
arrange clarify divide exclude free straighten uncomplicate untangle untwist
WEAK
disentangle ease facilitate make simple
VERB
confuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confound disorganize involve muddle
STRONG
blend clutter disarrange disarray discombobulate disorder embroil encumber entangle intermingle jumble litter mingle mistake rumple tangle tousle tumble
WEAK
bedlamize discreate mess up muss up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear up enlighten explain order organize
STRONG
arrange clean up divide exclude neaten separate tidy uncomplicate unmix untangle untwist
WEAK
clarify
VERB
err
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misbehave miscalculate stray stumble
STRONG
blow blunder bollix deviate fall flub goof lapse misapprehend misjudge muff offend sin snafu transgress trespass wander
WEAK
be in error be inaccurate be incorrect be mistaken drop the ball foul up go astray go wrong louse up make a mess of mess up screw up slip up
Antonyms
STRONG
behave obey stay
WEAK
correct
VERB
involve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect associate catch commit comprise concern connect contain cover embroil engage hold implicate link mean prove relate require suggest
STRONG
absorb argue bind complicate comprehend compromise denote embrace engross enmesh entail entangle grip hook imply incorporate incriminate inculpate mire necessitate number preoccupy presuppose rivet tangle touch
WEAK
mix up point to rope in take in wrap up in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon cancel cease disconnect dissociate divide exclude let go release separate stop
STRONG
disentangle explain ignore misunderstand reject untangle untwist
WEAK
free remove
VERB
perplex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
astonish astound baffle befuddle bewilder complicate confound dumbfound encumber mystify nonplus perturb puzzle surprise
STRONG
balk beset buffalo discombobulate discompose entangle fog involve jumble muck muddle pose rattle ravel stumble stump tangle thicken thwart
WEAK
get to muddy the waters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist bore calm clarify clear up enlighten expect explain explicate help
STRONG
exclude order organize soothe untangle untwist
NOUN
congestion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bottleneck overpopulation traffic jam
STRONG
crowding excess jam mass press profusion rubber-necking snarl-up surfeit surplus
WEAK
clogging crowdedness overcrowding overdevelopment
Antonyms
STRONG
flood flow opening

Example Sentences

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Lingering until Tuesday, the storm is expected to snarl up holiday travel.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023

That failure, with the two clubs blaming each other for the administrative snarl up, will have likely handed a psychological fillip to Real's bitter rivals Barcelona.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2015

Even Stettinius and Eden opposed it on the wrong grounds: they simply thought that it would snarl up the whole conference procedure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Directed at the junctions and yards, they can snarl up Britain's military supply system.

From Time Magazine Archive

Up reared the leopard with an angry snarl, up till it stood as high as the attacking Zulu.

From Black Heart and White Heart by Haggard, Henry Rider