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ensnare

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ensnare

to catch or hold as if in a net

parked just out of view, the state trooper was lying in wait to ensnare unwary speeders

Synonyms of ensnare

catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, snare, tangle, trap

Words Related to ensnare

bag, birdlime, capture, collar

embroil, implicate, involve, mire

Near Antonyms of ensnare

detach, disengage, extricate

clear, free, liberate

Antonyms of ensnare

disentangle, untangle

Synonym Discussion of ensnare

catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag mean to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing. catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding.

- caught the dog as it ran by

capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty.

- capture an enemy stronghold

trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing.