Synonyms of enmeshes

enmeshes

verb

variants also immeshes

present tense third-person singular of enmesh

as in traps

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

• traps
• tangles
• entraps
• ensnares
• entangles
• meshes
• involves
• nets
• snares
• captures
• ensnarls
• implicates
• entoils
• embroils
• catches up
• collars
• mires
• bags
• birdlimes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaches
• disengages
• disentangles
• untangles
• liberates
• frees
• extricates
• clears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enmeshes

Richie completely enmeshes the success of the restaurant with his personal identity and happiness. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026

Once there, Eileen enmeshes herself in a community of other Navy wives, settling into life on the island through Italian lessons and cooking. — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025