Synonyms of entrapped

entrapped

verb

past tense of entrap

as in trapped

to catch or hold as if in a net

a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrapped

For the difficult and dangerous business of selling secrets—the challenge of finding a buyer, the constant fear of getting betrayed or entrapped—BlackNet would do what eBay did for the garage sale. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Robert is unwittingly entrapped, and has absconded with something mob bigwig Lombardi wants revenge for. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

There were 27 people inside the store at the time, including two who became partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely leave, according to local authorities. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Two people were partially entrapped in the debris but managed to free themselves and safely escape the building. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Attorneys Abigail Becker and Victor Van Dyke, with the Federal Public Defender’s Office, convinced the jury Yener was entrapped by federal agents. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2026

Ognall said that Stagg had been entrapped, and ruled that any evidence gathered from the operation was inadmissible in court. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026