embrangle

verb

im-ˈbraŋ-gəl How to pronounce embrangle (audio)
Definition of embranglenext
as in to bog (down)
to place in conflict or difficulties it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrangle
  1. trap
  2. tangle
  3. embroil
Verb
  • The friction over editorial decisions, particularly around Israel, has trapped CBS in its own Middle East media war.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The alligator was trapped and killed, Winter Garden Police Chief Michael Mason said.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of trap
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  • With two sections framing her face in the front, the back half of her head was teased and tangled into a little bouffant lift at the crown.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • It’s designed to handle loose hair of any length without tangling.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangle
Verb
  • Summer Walker, long unhappy with her record deal, has become embroiled in a series of legal disputes with her labels, LVRN and Interscope.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The military-run government of Myanmar, which neighbors Laos to the northwest and is embroiled in a bloody civil war, has not issued any statement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of embroil
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“Embrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrangle. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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