tangle vs embroil

tangle is a noun but embroil is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tangle	Yes	No	Yes	No
embroil	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tangle and embroil are synonyms defined as:

tangle and embroil: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Other synonyms of tangle include drag, drag in, sweep, sweep up.

tangle (noun)	embroil (noun)
something jumbled or confused
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

tangle (verb)	embroil (verb)
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
disarrange or rumple; dishevel
tangle or complicate
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action