Enmeshed

Pronunciation: /ɛnˈmɛʃt/

Enmeshed (adjective)

  1. Involved in a complicated situation that is hard to escape from.
  2. Closely connected or intertwined with other things, making it difficult to separate.

Examples

  • They felt enmeshed in a web of lies.
  • The branches were enmeshed in each other.

Common collocations: become enmeshed, remain enmeshed, become enmeshed, remain enmeshed

Synonyms of Enmeshed

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Enmeshed

  • — to be released from entanglement or involvement.
  • — to be separated or disconnected from a situation.