Synonyms of entrapping

entrapping

verb

present participle of entrap

as in trapping

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

• trapping
• tangling
• ensnaring
• enmeshing
• snaring
• entangling
• involving
• meshing
• netting
• capturing
• entoiling
• ensnarling
• implicating
• catching up
• collaring
• embroiling
• miring
• bagging
• birdliming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaching
• disengaging
• freeing
• disentangling
• untangling
• liberating
• extricating
• clearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrapping

One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself. — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic. — Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026

This might not be a circumstance where the AI would shine in aiding the mental health of the user (or, on the other side of the coin, deluding them and entrapping them). — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

The vehicle caught on fire, entrapping the boy, who was pronounced dead at the scene. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Getting young people to trust and depend on the traffickers is part of entrapping them. — Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025

One of the most disturbing sequences on this show is Gacy luring in and entrapping 15-year-old Robert Piest (Ryker Baloun), whose disappearance is where the series starts. — Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025

That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Doing this will help lift us out of mistaken beliefs in chance and luck as forces capable of entrapping us. — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025