LASSOED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

lassoed

verb

past tense of lasso

as in roped

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassoed

Verb

Grayson Grove grabbed a team-high six boards to go with seven points for the Golden Gophers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Doncic, who led the Lakers with 32 points, five assists, five rebounds and three steals, grabbed at his right ankle immediately.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of grabbed

Verb

And yet, in all three of those games, the Knights were well on their way to a win only to have victory snatched from their grasp.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Trying to shadow Illinois recruit Bennett Konkey, Reid Williams swooped in and snatched the ball out of the air.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of snatched

Verb

Security camera footage captured the children arriving to seek help as gunfire could still be heard in the distance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Democrats captured seven Senate seats nationally, a number that could rise to nine with two races yet to be called.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of captured

Verb

Already the film has snared more than $50 million in presales, Disney said Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia + Technology conference.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
With two outs and the bases loaded, Francisco Lindor snared a line drive by David Hamilton to keep the game tied.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of snared

Verb

Reina and the bank's other female customers had been corralled into a waiting area at the back, partitioned off by a waist-high wall.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
Emil Heineman floated a wrist shot from the blue line, and Eklund corralled the loose puck and buried it for his second goal of the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of corralled

Verb

Among those not snagged by the sticky tape were 10-plus flies at the front bar area and four on a paper towel dispenser next to the three-compartment sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
William Katt, who eventually snagged the role of Carrie’s handsome prom date, was also considered for Luke Skywalker.

— Chris Nashawaty, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of snagged

Verb

After leaving farewell notes to her friends and family, Converse, who grappled with depression, vanished without a trace in 1974.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
In her view, English has too thin a vocabulary for this thing humans have grappled with across time and cultures, a desire that may predate any language or creed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of grappled

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

lasso

lassoed

lassoing

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Lassoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassoed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of lassoed

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

lissome

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes