Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb embroil
1 sense of embroil
Sense 1
embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in -- (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business")
=> involve -- (engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!")
Antonyms of adj embroiled
1 sense of embroiled
Sense 1
embroiled, entangled -- (deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs")
INDIRECT (VIA involved) -> uninvolved -- (not involved; "being uninvolved he remained objective")
Similarity of adj embroiled
1 sense of embroiled
Sense 1
embroiled, entangled -- (deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs")
=> involved (vs. uninvolved) -- (connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified")