Synonyms of mesh

mesh 1 of 2

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• web
• tangle
• trap
• net
• entanglement
• maze
• labyrinth
• snare
• noose
• quicksand
• tanglement
• snarl
• morass
• quagmire
• toil(s)
• spiderweb
• knot
• cobweb
• cat's cradle

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• netting
• net
• webbing
• lace
• lattice
• grille
• tulle
• network
• grill
• web
• screen
• screening
• fishnet
• bobbinet
• filigree
• marquisette
• wirework
• Brussels lace

mesh

2 of 2

verb

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net

dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trap
• tangle
• net
• immesh
• enmesh
• entrap
• snare
• ensnare
• entangle
• collar
• entoil
• catch up
• capture
• involve
• ensnarl
• bag
• birdlime
• implicate
• mire
• embroil

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detach
• disentangle
• extricate
• disengage
• free
• clear
• untangle
• liberate

• detach
• disentangle
• extricate
• disengage
• free
• clear
• untangle
• liberate

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