1. entangle To involve (L. in, in, and volvo, roll) is to roll or wind up with or in so as to combine inextricably or inseparably, or nearly so; as, the nation is involved in war; the bookkeeper's accoun Synonyms: involve, complicate, embroil, implicate, include, embarrass, entangle, imply, overwhelm Antonyms: disconnect, distinguish, explicate, extricate, remove, separate, disentangle