substantive; corporeal, corporal, bodily, somatic, incarnate, embodied, Philos, hylomorphic; nonspectral, nonspiritual, of this world; nonimaginary, nonillu-sional, nonchimerical, existing outside the mind; existent, real, real live, actual.
2. solid, concrete, nonabstract, hard, well-documented, supported; definite, well-defined, distinct, well-marked, unmistakable, unambiguous; ascertainable, salient, discernible, noticeable, detectable, recognizable, identifiable; overt, displayed, evident, evidential, self-evident, apparent,' seeable, visible, obvious, patent; plain, clear, clear-cut, intelligible, cognizable, comprehensible, comprehensible, tangle, v. 1. snarl, ravel, knot, mat, entangle; kink, twist, intertwist; intertwine, interlace, interweave; disorder, disarrange, muss, mess, dishevel, shuffle, ruffle, rumple, tousle; complicate, confuse, jumble, scramble, Sl. ball up, muddle; jam, tie up, delay.
2. snare, ensnare, Archaic, trepan, net, enmesh, trap, entrap.
3. Informal, argue, quibble, cavil; contend, dispute, disagree, contest, controvert, spar, cross swords, lock horns; fight, wrangle, bicker, haggle, Sl. hassle, Scot. argle-bargle.
-n. 4. snarl, knot, snag, jam, entanglement, tan-glement; kink, twist, coil; network, web, webwork.
5. jumple, heap, mass, agglomeration, bunch, mess, huddle, disorder, disarrangement, disarray; complexity, complication, confusion, mix-up; scramble, jungle, wilderness, bewilderment, hodgepodge, Brit, hotchpotch; mishmash, muddle, fuddle, tumble.
6. Informal, argument, disagreement, contention, altercation, conflict, dispute, controversy, discord, clash, Inf. hassle, Inf. barney; quarrel, row, squabble, dustup, spat, tiff, Brit. Dial, fratch, Brit. Dial, hatching. tangled, adj. 1. snarled, raveled, knotty, knotted, entangled; interlaced, interwoven, intertwined, twisted; jumbled up, scrambled, mixed-up, chaotic; jammed, tied-up.
2. intricate, complex, complicated, involved; arduous, difficult, thorny, trying, tough, Inf. tough to figure, Inf. nasty, tank, n. 1. cistern, vat, boiler; well, sump; vessel, receptacle; aquarium, bowl.
2. pool, pond, millpond, lake, Scot. loch, Irish Eng. lough, tarn, Chiefly Brit. Dial. mere.
3. Military, combat vehicle, armored car. tantalize, v. 1. allure, entice, bait, intrigue, beguile, inveigle, tempt, seduce, ensorcell, bewitch, enchant; captivate, fascinate, charm, spellbind; entrance, enrapture, transport, enravish, transfix; titillate, tickle, interest, delight; arouse, rouse, incite, whet, stimulate, make one's mouth water; induce, persuade, prevail upon, bribe, suborn; attract, appeal, draw, magnetize, hypnotize, sway, mesmerize.
2. torment, torture, plague, frustrate, disappoint, tantamount, adj. equivalent, equal, synonymous, commensurate, equiparent; identical, indistinguishable, alike, homogeneous, of a piece, of a kind; interchangeable, all one, all the same, much the same, comparable to; correspondent, analogous, correlative, correlated. tantrum, n. outburst, outbreak, eruption, burst, flare-up, explosion, blowup; pet, fume, temper, rage, fury, agitation, Archaic, pucker; fit, convulsion, spasm, seizure, attack, paroxysm. tap1, v. 1. slap, pat, dab, rap, peck; touch, poke, knock, shove, push, nudge; cuff, spank, box, buffet, smack, whack, thwack, hit, Inf. clip, crack; strike, -n. 2. slap, pat, dab, rap, peck; cuff, box, buffet, punch, Inf. clip, Sl. sock; stroke, crack, blow, smack, whack, thwack; flap, Inf. bat; ping, patter, spatter, rapping, rat-a-tat. tap2, n. 1. spigot, faucet, cock, petcock, valve; seacock, sea valve, sea connection; plug, bung, stopper, stopple, spile, peg, spout.