tangled vs tortuous

tangled and tortuous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tangled	No	Yes	No	No
tortuous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, tangled and tortuous are synonyms defined as:

tangled and tortuous: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Other synonyms of tangled include Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, labyrinthine.

tangled (adjective)	tortuous (adjective)
in a confused mass	highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious	marked by repeated turns and bends
	not straightforward