embroiled

Examples

• All

• And they were embroiled in a cheating scandal which was called the EE electrical engineering cheating scandal.

• Most economists agree that a world embroiled in various forms of trade protection is a world that is worse off.

  Patrick Boyle

• Eventually we too were embroiled in the chaos.

• So we, we became embroiled instead in this ongoing conflict in Iraq.

  YaleCourses

• He is embroiled in a very difficult campaign in Ukraine.

• People who are embroiled in impossible and difficult divorces with impossible and difficult narcissistic people.

  DoctorRamani

• People who are embroiled in impossible and difficult divorces with impossible and difficult narcissistic people.

  DoctorRamani

• Armenian Turkish clashes led to French and Armenian troops becoming embroiled in a full on war with Turkish nationalist forces under Mustafa Kemal.

• She found herself embroiled in a scandal that affected her reputation.

• During the meeting, they became embroiled in a heated debate regarding the new policy.

Synonyms

I

involved

vsembroiled

211 3.5

Feeling a strong emotional connection to someone or something

refers instead to deep involvement in difficult or controversial matters

M

mired

vsembroiled

29 7.8

In a bad situation that stops progress like being stuck in mud

adds that the situation is not just stuck but often complicated or disputed

E

entangled

vsembroiled

19 5.3

Twisted together, like wires, or stuck in a difficult situation

focuses more on situations that are both difficult and controversial

I

in too deep

vsembroiled

• Informal

14 7.4

Too involved in a problem or situation to get out easily

focuses on deep involvement that is also complicated or contentious

N

neck-deep

vsembroiled

5 6.9

Very involved in a difficult situation that is hard to manage

adds that such involvement often concerns complex or controversial matters

E

enmeshed

vsembroiled

4 7.5

Caught up in something so you cannot easily leave

is about deep involvement that often has complex or controversial causes

U

up to your neck

vsembroiled

• Informal

4 7.9

Very involved in a difficult situation with too much to do

emphasizes involvement in trouble that is also complex or controversial

U

up to their necks

vsembroiled

• Informal

2 6.7

Very involved in a difficult or serious problem

stresses involvement in situations that are also complicated or disputed

U

up to one's neck

vsembroiled

• Informal

7.9

Being very busy with a lot of difficult work or problems

focuses on being caught in complicated or controversial situations

U

up to (one's) neck

vsembroiled

• Informal

6.8

Having too much work or too many problems to deal with

highlights entanglement specifically in complicated or controversial affairs

Antonyms

D

disengaged

8 4.7

Not involved or interested in something and not paying attention

U

uninvolved

6 4.5

Not taking part in an activity or situation

How Involved

mired

29 7.8

embroiled

14 6.9

involved

∞ 3.5

uninvolved

6 4.5

Surface Forms

Etymology