Synonyms of enmeshed

enmeshed

verb

variants also immeshed

past tense of enmesh

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net

soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trapped
• tangled
• ensnared
• entrapped
• entangled
• meshed
• involved
• ensnarled
• snared
• netted
• captured
• entoiled
• caught up
• implicated
• embroiled
• mired
• collared
• birdlimed
• bagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detached
• disentangled
• disengaged
• untangled
• liberated
• freed
• cleared
• extricated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enmeshed

My sister was enmeshed for seventeen years in a cycle, one in which denial plays a huge role. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Revenue was only around $8 billion at the time, and the league was enmeshed in controversy, from Spygate to concussion hearings to a pending lockout. — Will Leitch, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

The Commission is currently enmeshed in a legal tangle with Walt Disney Co and ABC. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Furthermore, the novel opens on a world that has long been enmeshed in performance. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Nevertheless, Christianity was enmeshed in public life. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Stocks of companies enmeshed in the artificial-intelligence industry also jumped. — ABC News, 14 June 2026

Meanwhile, Mars is becoming easier to sight, after being enmeshed in the bright twilight glow for nearly a year. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 June 2026

Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 May 2026