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EMBROILED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EMBROILED?

Need another word that means the same as “embroiled”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “embroiled” in this overview.

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Embroiled as an Adjective
Definitions of "Embroiled" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Embroiled" as an adjective (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Embroiled" as an adjective
Associations of "Embroiled" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Embroiled” are: entangled

Embroiled as an Adjective

Definitions of "Embroiled" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “embroiled” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Deeply involved especially in something complicated.

Synonyms of "Embroiled" as an adjective (1 Word)

entangled

Deeply involved especially in something complicated.
Felt unwilling entangled in their affairs.

Usage Examples of "Embroiled" as an adjective

Embroiled in the conflict.

Associations of "Embroiled" (30 Words)

attract	Be attractive to. He hoped this strategy would attract* foreign investment by multinationals.*
bullock	A male domestic bovine animal that has been castrated and is raised for beef. People have dropped dead bullocking their guts out.
cart	Convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle. He used a handcart to carry the rocks away.
collier	Someone who works in a coal mine.
dishonor	Bring shame or dishonor upon. Dishonor checks and drafts.
drag	The act of dragging pulling with force. His anchor had dragged and he found himself sailing out to sea.
dredge	Clear the bed of a harbour river or other area of water by scooping out mud weeds and rubbish with a dredge. The lower stretch of the river had been dredged.
drone	A musical instrument or part of one sounding a continuous note of low pitch in particular also drone pipe a pipe in a bagpipe or also drone string a string in an instrument such as a hurdy gurdy or a sitar. Pilots use remote controls to guide a stealth reconnaissance drone.
elicit	Derive by reason. Elicit a solution.
embezzlement	The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. Charges of fraud and embezzlement.
entangle	Entrap. Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled.
feud	Carry out a feud. Hoover feuded with the CIA for decades.
haul	The act of drawing or hauling something. The thirty mile haul* to Boston.*
implicate	Bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one. He implicated his government in the murders of three judges.
intrigue	Form intrigues for in an underhand manner. I was intrigued by your question.
involve	Require as useful, just, or proper. The situation was rather involved.
involvement	A connection of inclusion or containment. She knew that involvement* with Adam would only complicate her life.*
liaison	Introduction of a consonant between a word that ends in a vowel and another that begins with a vowel, as in English law and order. He provided a liaison* with the guerrillas.*
lug	A box or crate used for transporting fruit. A truck piled high with wooden lugs of grapes.
lure	Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. The child was lured into a car but managed to escape.
manipulation	The action of manipulating something in a skilful manner. He saw through her manipulations.
peculation	The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
pull	An act of pulling something. He took a pull* on his cheroot.*
scandal	Rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions. Divorce was cause for scandal* in the island.*
shame	Bring shame to. She shamed him into making amends.
straighten	Straighten by unrolling. She helped him straighten* his tie.*
tangle	Tangle or complicate. The home team s defence got into an awful tangle.
tow	Of a motor vehicle or boat pull another vehicle or boat along with a rope chain or tow bar. A pickup van towing a trailer.
trail	A trailer for a film or broadcast. Alex trailed a hand through the clear water.
tug	Tow a ship by means of a tugboat. The ships were tugged off the reefs.