snarled

ADJECTIVE

complex

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complicated convoluted disturbing intricate obscure perplexing sophisticated

STRONG

byzantine winding

WEAK

Daedalean Gordian abstruse bewildering circuitous confused crabbed cryptic discursive disordered enigmatic entangled excursive hidden impenetrable inscrutable interwoven involved jumbled knotted knotty labyrinthine mazy meandering mingled mixed muddled paradoxical puzzling rambling recondite round-about sinuous tangled tortuous undecipherable unfathomable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy simple

WEAK

apparent clear direct discernible evident homogeneous obvious plain uniform

ADJECTIVE

confused

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaotic disorganized messy

STRONG

blurred disarranged involved jumbled miscalculated mistaken misunderstood obscured snafu unsettled

WEAK

anarchic disorderly haywire in a muddle in disarray miscellaneous out of order topsy-turvy untidy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ordered organized systematic

WEAK

clear methodical oriented separated understanding

ADJECTIVE

higgledy-piggledy

Synonyms

WEAK

anarchic blurred chaotic disarranged disordered disorderly disorganized haywire helter-skelter in a muddle in disarray involved jumbled messy miscalculated miscellaneous mistaken misunderstood obscured out of order snafu topsy-turvy

ADJECTIVE

knotted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

braided bunched clustered coiled tangled

STRONG

banded bent clinched clumped engaged entangled fastened gnarled hitched intertwined lashed lassoed linked looped meshed perplexed seized snagged spliced twisted warped whirled

WEAK

knotty

Antonyms

STRONG

straight untwisted

WEAK

free loose separate

ADJECTIVE

matted

Synonyms

STRONG

disordered knotted rumpled tousled twisted

WEAK

kinky uncombed

Antonyms

STRONG

neat ordered

WEAK

unknotted untangled

ADJECTIVE

untidy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedraggled jumbled messy sloppy tangled

WEAK

careless chaotic cluttered disarranged disarrayed disheveled dowdy frowzy in disorder littered mess mixed up muddled rumpled slapdash slipshod slovenly tacky topsy-turvy tousled uncombed unfastidious unkempt unneat unorderly unsettled upset

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean neat ordered organized tidy

WEAK

orderly

Example Sentences

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As of Sunday evening, traffic was snarled at Robertson Boulevard and Burton Way, which is on the border between Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The ongoing U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has kept the flow of fertilizer from the major shipping channel snarled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Global commodity and resource prices skyrocketed, and trade remains snarled in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

But his and millions of others' commutes have been snarled by brutal temperatures as Africa's most populous country fights a heatwave.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“You pathetic little mortals!” the fairy queen snarled from her much-too-wide mouth, her voice deeper now.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

snarled

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