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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
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clear up enlighten explain order
STRONG
arrange clarify divide exclude free straighten uncomplicate untangle untwist
WEAK
disentangle ease facilitate make simple
VERB
confuse
Synonyms
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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
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clear up enlighten explain order organize
STRONG
arrange clean up divide exclude neaten separate tidy uncomplicate unmix untangle untwist
WEAK
clarify
VERB
err
Synonyms
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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
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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
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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
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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
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aid assist bore calm clarify clear up enlighten expect explain explicate help
STRONG
exclude order organize soothe untangle untwist
NOUN
congestion
Synonyms
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bottleneck overpopulation traffic jam
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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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You know you’re in a snarl-up when the NFL may decide to appeal to itself over the actions of the judge it helped appoint.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022

There was always a big snarl-up there, loads of people in the road, police everywhere.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2020

My husband and I got caught in a snarl-up unusual even by Delhi's standards.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2016

The other snarl-up, Colvin notes, is a tricky one, and stems from a group of conflicted interests.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2013

Conductor Aldo Ceccato once asked during a snarl-up in a recording session.

From Time Magazine Archive

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