Matted and Tangled

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Matted adjective - Tangled in a dense mass.

Usage example: tried to push through the matted undergrowth

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Tangled is a synonym for matted. In some cases you can use "Tangled" instead the word "Matted" as an adjective or a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: matte, matting, matt

Tangled adjective - In a confused mass.

Usage example: pushed back her tangled hair

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Matted is a synonym for tangled in ravelled topic. You can use "Matted" instead the word "Tangled" as an adjective or a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tangle, tangling, tangly

As a result, even though he died at the age of 39 he had a terrifying appearance, with long unwashed, matted and tangled hair and beard and long yellow fingernails.

Source: Beauty Equals Goodness / Literature
When Uhtred and Ragnall capture the castle where she is being held, they see a wild-eyed scarecrow of a woman with dead flowers tangled in her hair, dressed only a filthy matted cloak.

Source: The Ophelia

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