EMBROIL Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

embroil

verb

im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l

Definition of embroil

as in to tangle

to place in conflict or difficulties the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall

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Recent Examples of embroil Team member outraged University of Maryland freshman Camryn Bryant is on the club tennis team that is embroiled in the scandal. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The 106-year-old public course has been embroiled in a lawsuit since February. — Matthew Daly, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The first installment of Beef, created by Lee Sung Jin, also starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as two strangers who become embroiled in an escalating feud following a road-rage incident. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Black is currently embroiled in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a teenage girl inside Epstein’s New York home in 2002. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embroil

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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

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There are also some poke bowls and hot entrées like teriyaki broiled eel over rice on the menu.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
The tender pink flesh of salmon can be grilled, seared, baked, pan-fried, and broiled to make plenty of delicious salmon recipes, but for some, cooking fish at home can be daunting.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

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My sister was enmeshed for seventeen years in a cycle, one in which denial plays a huge role.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Revenue was only around $8 billion at the time, and the league was enmeshed in controversy, from Spygate to concussion hearings to a pending lockout.

— Will Leitch, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

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