Definitions

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

Aircars were so nearly accident-proof that even Plemponi couldn't do more than snarl up traffic in one.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.

snarl up

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