Synonyms of net

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noun (1)

1

as in netting

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

the basketball didn't go into the basket—it just hit the net

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in web

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise

drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• web
• trap
• ambush
• snare
• ruse
• entanglement
• deception
• envelopment
• entrapment
• trick
• snag
• catch
• hazard
• land mine
• enmeshment
• booby trap
• cheat
• duplicity
• pitfall
• subterfuge
• cheating
• ploy
• double-dealing
• artifice

3

as in tangle

something that catches and holds

caught in a net of palace intrigues

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

net

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noun (2)

1

as in profit

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received

his net for the year was about 60% of his total income

Synonyms & Similar Words

• profit
• earnings
• proceeds
• gain
• income
• return
• payoff
• revenue
• salary
• sales
• gross
• lucre
• wages
• windfall
• payment
• pay
• yield
• killing
• bottom line
• cleanup
• compensation
• interest
• emolument
• remittal
• requital

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cost
• expense
• loss
• expenditure
• charge
• outlay
• outgo
• disbursement

• cost
• expense
• loss
• expenditure
• charge
• outlay
• outgo
• disbursement

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2

as in root

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the net of the report on race relations is that things are better but not good enough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• root
• core
• essence
• heart
• sum
• point
• kernel
• pivot
• meat
• nucleus
• bottom line
• gist
• pith
• subject
• sum and substance
• crux
• content
• nub
• centerpiece
• bull's-eye
• direction
• tenor
• drift
• substance
• theme
• body
• meat and potatoes
• keynote
• nubbin
• the long and short
• course
• the long and the short
• thesis
• purport
• hypothesis
• proposition

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verb (1)

1

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net

the kite was stubbornly netted in the branches of the willow tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

a police sting that netted drug dealers from all parts of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grab
• catch
• land
• snatch
• trap
• capture
• hook
• seize
• snare
• get
• snag
• bag
• corral
• collar
• rope
• grapple
• nail
• nab
• nobble
• rap
• glom
• corner
• cop
• grasp
• glove
• clutch
• bay
• secure
• lasso
• mesh
• fist
• take hold (of)
• hold
• arrest
• grip
• snap (up)
• halter
• ensnare
• enmesh
• clasp
• entrap
• apprehend
• rend
• entangle
• detain
• immesh
• kidnap
• wrest
• latch (on or onto)
• abduct
• fasten (on)
• spirit (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• free
• discharge
• release
• drop
• liberate
• loosen
• unhand

• miss
• free
• discharge
• release
• drop
• liberate
• loosen
• unhand

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verb (2)

as in to earn

to receive after charges and deductions have been made

the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• gain
• garner
• get
• clear
• make
• realize
• clean up
• cash in (on)
• rake (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gross

• gross