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

But for the Hawks, there seems to be puck repellent on their opponents’ nets. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Many monarchs are caught with nets and kept in cool temperatures to calm them before they're tagged, which requires delicacy and care. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

The trap restriction does not apply to hoop nets and crab snares, though the CDFW noted that hoop nets must be serviced every two hours. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The duo sported torn sailors’ garb, fishing nets, and accessories like a neckerchief and nautical cap. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

The agency reminds anglers that all hoop nets must be serviced every two hours and cannot be left unattended in the water for longer periods. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

A couple of passing witches in distressed fish-nets aww-ed at the sight of the dog begging for the second half of his cone. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Experts found that the use of foam boards, non-fire-retardant scaffolding nets and canvases contributed to the fire's spread, the report said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Most damage to the undersea cables that form the Internet’s backbone is the result of accidents involving bottom-trawling fishing nets and ship anchors dragging on the seabed, with storms and undersea landslides also factoring in. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Topping off the buds for 10 minutes nets you about two hours of playback time, which is nice. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Wideout Cam Coleman has been good when called upon, but 17 catches in five games nets him a C, given his enormous price tag. — Sports Columnist, Austin American Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Owen Michaels nets his second goal Michaels scored his second career NHL goal on his second shot. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Apple's $1,699 starter model nets you a base-level M5 Pro processor (with a 15-core CPU and a 16-core GPU), 24GB of unified memory, and a 512GB solid-state drive. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Violation nets no penalties Two weeks before approving a 30% rate increase in May 2023, the Arizona Department of Child Safety issued a licensing violation against Sunshine over Blodgett’s case. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Keep in mind that nets with too much slack and stretch won’t hold onto belongings securely. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Co-executive producer Gaby Chiappe was tapped to serve as lead writer for the season, which will be the first in the series to adapt two of author Mick Herron’s books for a single season — usually one book nets out to one six-hour run of a season. — Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Violating the alternate-side rules — which vary by neighborhood and can see the streets swept anywhere from one to three times a week — already nets New Yorkers a $65 fine. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026