Synonyms of nets

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noun (1)

plural of net

1

as in nettings

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

• nettings
• meshes
• screens
• networks
• laces
• webbings
• webs
• screenings
• grilles
• lattices
• tulles
• fishnets
• filigrees
• wireworks
• marquisettes
• bobbinets
• Brussels laces

2

as in traps

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise

drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traps
• ambushes
• snares
• webs
• ruses
• entanglements
• tricks
• deceptions
• snags
• hazards
• catches
• land mines
• pitfalls
• entrapments
• subterfuges
• envelopments
• booby traps
• artifices
• enmeshments
• cheats
• duplicities
• double-dealings
• ploys

3

as in tangles

something that catches and holds

caught in a net of palace intrigues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traps
• tangles
• meshes
• webs
• snares
• entanglements
• toils
• labyrinths
• nooses
• mazes
• quicksands
• morasses
• quagmires
• tanglements
• snarls
• knots
• spiderwebs
• cobwebs
• cat's cradles

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noun (2)

plural of net

1

as in earnings

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

• earnings
• profits
• proceeds
• gains
• returns
• payoffs
• incomes
• salaries
• revenues
• wages
• sales
• yields
• lucre
• payments
• windfalls
• cleanups
• bottom lines
• pays
• killings
• compensations
• interests
• grosses
• emoluments
• remittals
• requitals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• costs
• expenses
• losses
• expenditures
• charges
• outlays
• disbursements
• outgoes

2

as in hearts

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

• hearts
• roots
• cores
• kernels
• essences
• points
• sums
• meats
• pivots
• nuclei
• bottom lines
• centerpieces
• meat and potatoes
• nubs
• nubbins
• piths
• gists
• bull's-eyes
• themes
• drifts
• subjects
• cruxes
• substances
• contents
• bodies
• keynotes
• tenors
• directions
• courses
• theses
• hypotheses
• propositions
• purports

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of net

1

as in meshes

to catch or hold as if in a net

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traps
• tangles
• meshes
• snares
• ensnares
• enmeshes
• entraps
• entangles
• involves
• captures
• ensnarls
• entoils
• catches up
• collars
• implicates
• bags
• embroils
• birdlimes
• mires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaches
• disentangles
• frees
• disengages
• untangles
• clears
• liberates
• extricates

2

as in grabs

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

• grabs
• catches
• traps
• snatches
• lands
• seizes
• snares
• captures
• hooks
• snags
• gets
• bags
• grapples
• collars
• raps
• nabs
• nails
• corrals
• cops
• takes hold (of)
• snaps (up)
• gloves
• ropes
• nobbles
• clutches
• gloms
• arrests
• corners
• grasps
• holds
• grips
• meshes
• bays
• secures
• fists
• lassos
• clasps
• apprehends
• detains
• latches (on or onto)
• halters
• ensnares
• enmeshes
• entraps
• kidnaps
• fastens (on)
• rends
• entangles
• abducts
• spirits (away or off)
• wrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• frees
• discharges
• releases
• drops
• liberates
• loosens
• unhands

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of net

as in earns

to receive after charges and deductions have been made

the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• gains
• gets
• clears
• makes
• realizes
• garners
• rakes (in)
• cleans up
• cashes in (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grosses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nets

Noun

Nikopol is increasingly being covered with overhead fishing nets that can trap FPV drones – a new Ukrainian reality in almost all frontline cities, from Kherson to Kramatorsk. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Situated between busier coastal destinations this idyllic town and its marshes will immediately transport you back to your early carefree days playing in creeks, digging in pluff mud, catching crawfish, and tossing cast nets. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

That is, until 1836, when some fishermen snagged their nets on something. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Watch fishermen untangle nets and potter about their wooden caiques as you dine. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

Rather than casting wide nets with unfocused stops, officers act on verified information. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

These new images, however, revealed that Quest is in worse condition than previously thought, with fishing nets, floats, and other bottom-trawling gear snagged on the stern and much of the starboard side. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as décor. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Deploying nets and traps from armored breakwalls and along shoreline boulders, their efforts weren't successful in 2024. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026

Verb

Ismaïla Sarr nets a goal in the 56th minute. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026

But a trade that nets them another teenage stud at the expense of Knies might well hurt those efforts with Matthews and maybe even spur his eventual exit. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 25 June 2026

In a day that this venue won’t ever forget, Lionel Messi nets two goals to give Argentina the 2-0 win over Austria in the second World Cup group stage match for both squads and the third match at AT&T Stadium. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

While Samoskevich isn’t directly involved in a deal that nets Florida either of those players — or another potential star — the draft capital the Panthers acquired could be used to sweeten a deal further down the road. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026

That deal nets the league roughly $7 billion annually and represents the most expensive domestic sports rights package in basketball history. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026

The Natural profile is the default for both SDR and HDR and nets good-looking colors with strong detail and smooth motion. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026

The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026

After the premium increase is factored in, the average retiree nets roughly $38 more per month. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026