MESH Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈmesh

as in web

usually meshes plural something that catches and holds a routine request that got hung up in the meshes of the state bureaucracy

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as in netting

a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals spread a mesh across the doorway to keep out insects

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mesh

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verb

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets

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Recent Examples of mesh

Noun

For a more refined finish, pass the soup through a fine-mesh strainer after blending. —

Selma Brown Morrow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026 Josefina Baillères, a finalist in the jewelry category who took home the award later that night, wore a simple mesh tunic. —

Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

Now White's the headline, singing his own style of music with rock, country and R&B meshed together. —

Tony Peterson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 What officials promoted over the course of a decade, doesn’t quite mesh with the current reality in terms of recruiting and retaining classroom teachers. —

Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mesh

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesh

Noun

And this complex web of emotions is what Claire and Jamie are grappling with when Bree, Roger, Marsali, and her children arrive at Fraser’s Ridge to inform them that their son is dead.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
While the patriarch of the family holds no official title at Bolloré SE, behind the scenes his power remains undiminished thanks to a complex five-layer web of family holdings.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026