ENMESHING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

enmeshing

verb

variants also immeshing

present participle of enmesh

as in trapping

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

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Recent Examples of enmeshing The decision ended up being quite fortuitous, causing a stir online and enmeshing Sun Day Red’s influence even deeper in athletic circles. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood. — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 The contract, further enmeshing JPMorgan with a dominant tech player, burnishes the bank’s reputation as a leader in American finance. — Hugh Son,leslie Picker,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026

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Many were built during a prison boom that started in the 1970s and were constructed with heat-trapping materials like concrete and steel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Heavy rain has already flooded some roads in southern New Mexico, trapping drivers in cars until the waters receded.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trapping

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There are also the journalists, the athletes, and the kids who spend sunny days doing contact improv, which was invented at Oberlin, tangling their limbs in the grass outside the library.

— Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Tie Loose Strings Tie sashes and strings to prevent tangling.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangling

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From SiriusXM to gym memberships to streaming services, automatic rollovers are ensnaring consumers into subscriptions all across the economy.

— Lindsay Owens, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
But Musk’s particular vulnerability now extends far beyond the boardroom, potentially ensnaring millions of mom-and-pop investors now exposed to one or both companies through index funds.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ensnaring

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Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Another one of the Tates’ lawyers filed a claim on Fisher’s behalf, accusing Hadley of entrapping him.

— Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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