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

Stocks of companies enmeshed in the artificial-intelligence industry also jumped. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 June 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

At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

The nation is enmeshed in record levels of debt, which surpassed $39 trillion in March, and critics wonder how Bessent can persuade Americans to save for their futures when the government itself is drowning in debt. — Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

These weeds are tougher to remove because their roots get enmeshed in the landscape fabric. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026