ENSNARLED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

ensnarled

verb

past tense of ensnarl

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption

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Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Some people were trapped inside vehicles, while another was tossed out into an intersection.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
However, you can sometimes get tangled up with them inadvertently, which is especially concerning in the fall with their large population sizes.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangled

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The case revolves around his connection to shuttered Banco Master, a case that has ensnared high-ranking politicians and judiciary members.

— MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor ensnared in a cult in The Liberation, the story of director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ensnared

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Revenue was only around $8 billion at the time, and the league was enmeshed in controversy, from Spygate to concussion hearings to a pending lockout.

— Will Leitch, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
The Commission is currently enmeshed in a legal tangle with Walt Disney Co and ABC.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

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