Synonyms of web

web

noun

1

as in tangle

something that catches and holds

he was caught in the web of branches

she was trapped by her own web of lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangle
• net
• trap
• labyrinth
• maze
• entanglement
• morass
• noose
• quicksand
• snare
• quagmire
• mesh(es)
• tanglement
• toil(s)
• snarl
• cobweb
• spiderweb
• knot
• cat's cradle

2

as in ambush

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise

an ingenious web that was spun by undercover agents going after drug dealers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambush
• trap
• net
• snare
• ruse
• deception
• entanglement
• trick
• envelopment
• land mine
• entrapment
• hazard
• snag
• duplicity
• catch
• subterfuge
• enmeshment
• pitfall
• cheat
• booby trap
• cheating
• ploy
• double-dealing
• artifice