Synonyms of snaring

snaring

verb

present participle of snare

1

as in trapping

to catch or hold as if in a net

easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trapping
• tangling
• ensnaring
• entrapping
• netting
• enmeshing
• entangling
• involving
• meshing
• capturing
• ensnarling
• entoiling
• collaring
• implicating
• catching up
• embroiling
• bagging
• birdliming
• miring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detaching
• disengaging
• disentangling
• freeing
• untangling
• clearing
• extricating
• liberating

2

as in grabbing

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

campers trying to snare brook trout for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• capturing
• seizing
• trapping
• snagging
• getting
• landing
• nabbing
• netting
• hooking
• corralling
• bagging
• nailing
• collaring
• grappling
• rapping
• copping
• snapping (up)
• taking hold (of)
• nobbling
• arresting
• clutching
• grasping
• securing
• glomming
• holding
• roping
• apprehending
• lassoing
• detaining
• ensnaring
• gripping
• clasping
• gloving
• entrapping
• kidnapping
• cornering
• entangling
• abducting
• baying
• rending
• wresting
• haltering
• enmeshing
• latching (on or onto)
• fastening (on)
• meshing
• fisting
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• releasing
• discharging
• freeing
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snaring

First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026

Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score. — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025

At least Cochrane was familiar with the feeling of snaring an interception. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025

Viewers in recent weeks may have noticed a heavier focus on snaring newsmakers for interviews early on in a story’s news cycle. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025

The Pro Bowl returner had a Pro Bowl-type breakout as a receiver in last year's Week 17 matchup against these same Bengals, snaring a 51-yard touchdown bomb from Bo Nix in the fourth quarter and adding another game-tying score at the end of regulation to push that late-December game into overtime. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025

When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

Antonelli was showing signs of progress toward Russell’s pace early in 2025, including snaring an impressive sprint race pole in Miami. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025