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mesh

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mesh

1 usually meshes plural something that catches and holds

  • a routine request that got hung up in the meshes of the state bureaucracy
Synonyms of mesh

entanglement, morass, net, noose, quagmire, quicksand, snare, tanglement, toil(s), trap, web
Words Related to mesh

knot, snarl, tangle

cat's cradle, labyrinth, maze

cobweb, spiderweb

2 a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals

  • spread a mesh across the doorway to keep out insects
Synonyms of mesh

net, netting, network
Words Related to mesh

web, webbing

grille (also grill), lattice, screen, screening, wirework

bobbinet, Brussels lace, filigree, fishnet, lace, marquisette, tulle

mesh

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mesh

to catch or hold as if in a net

  • dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets
Synonyms of mesh

catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrap, net, snare, tangle, trap
Words Related to mesh

bag, birdlime, capture, collar

embroil, implicate, involve, mire
Near Antonyms of mesh

detach, disengage, extricate

clear, free, liberate
Antonyms of mesh

disentangle, untangle

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