Synonyms of ensnared

ensnared 1 of 2

adjective

as in trapped

Related Words

• trapped
• bound
• enslaved
• indentured
• confined
• captured
• arrested
• kidnapped
• imprisoned
• caught
• captive
• abducted
• subdued
• occupied
• incarcerated
• apprehended
• subjugated
• jailed
• interned

Dissimilar Words

• free
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• released
• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• delivered
• paroled
• enfranchised

ensnared

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ensnare

as in tangled

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ensnared

Verb

Off the field, head coach Mike Vrabel was ensnared in controversy. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026

But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Torn between brotherly love and marital loyalty, Irwin discovers he’s ensnared in forces far beyond his control. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Ruemmler is the 18th high‑profile witness in a bipartisan House probe of Epstein’s powerful network, which has ensnared Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, investor Leon Black and Justice Department officials. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

The operation, ProPublica found, ensnared innocent residents of the majority-Black city who said they were targeted and harassed because of their race. — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Tinky Winky, the purple Teletubby who was ensnared in controversy in 1999 when televangelist Jerry Falwell accused it of being gay (and yet rumors still linger on…), led moves with Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po all joining in on the fun. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 25 June 2026

González's chief of staff Francisco Domenech is the latest to be ensnared in a high-profile investigation, following the resignation last month of Puerto Rico’s economic development chief Sebastián Negrón, who accused the administration of interfering with the agency's work. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

Who else in Newsom’s circle has been ensnared by DOJ’s investigations? — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026