complicate vs snarl up

complicate and snarl up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
complicate	No	No	Yes	No
snarl up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, snarl up is a hyponym of complicate; that is, snarl up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than complicate:

Other hyponyms of complicate include complexify, embrangle, snarl.

complicate (verb)	snarl up (verb)
make more complicated	make more complicated or confused through entanglements
make more complex, intricate, or richer