Tangled bureaucracy Synonyms

Definitions for Tangled


  • (adjective) having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
  • (adjective) in a confused mass
  • (adjective) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Definitions for Bureaucracy


  • (noun) a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
  • (noun) nonelective government officials
  • (noun) any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape