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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensnarled
  1. trapped
  2. tangled
  3. ensnared
  4. enmeshed
Verb
  • Taylor-Joy brings the necessary confidence to her confidence woman, while still conveying the childlike fear inherent to a character who’s felt trapped her whole life.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Fine particles trapped in microfiber can scratch surfaces like glass and crystal.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • In other words, the valuable part of any message, the signal, can easily get tangled up in noise.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of tangled
Verb
  • 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
  • By 2014, the Honeywells and their compound were ensnared in local controversy.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • Stocks of companies enmeshed in the artificial-intelligence industry also jumped.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Nevertheless, Christianity was enmeshed in public life.
    — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Definition of enmeshed
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“Ensnarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarled. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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