Entangle and Shorten

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Entangle verb - To make complex or difficult.

Usage example: the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits

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Shorten is an antonym for entangle.

Nearby Words: entanglement, entangling

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.

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Entangle is an antonym for shorten.

Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening

entangle limbs

shorten limbs

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Shorten and Entangle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/entangle/shorten

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