Synonyms of trapped

trapped 1 of 2

adjective

as in bound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bound
• enslaved
• ensnared
• confined
• kidnapped
• imprisoned
• captured
• indentured
• abducted
• arrested
• captive
• kidnaped
• caught
• incarcerated
• occupied
• subjugated
• interned
• subdued
• jailed
• apprehended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• released
• liberated
• freed
• delivered
• emancipated
• paroled
• enfranchised

trapped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of trap

1

as in tangled

to catch or hold as if in a net

an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangled
• entrapped
• ensnared
• enmeshed
• snared
• entangled
• meshed
• captured
• involved
• ensnarled
• immeshed
• netted
• entoiled
• caught up
• implicated
• collared
• embroiled
• mired
• birdlimed
• bagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detached
• disengaged
• freed
• liberated
• disentangled
• cleared
• untangled
• extricated

2

as in grabbed

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

finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• captured
• snatched
• seized
• landed
• got
• snared
• snagged
• hooked
• corralled
• grappled
• nabbed
• snapped (up)
• collared
• netted
• rapped
• nailed
• bagged
• took hold (of)
• copped
• arrested
• nobbled
• glommed
• clutched
• grasped
• held
• kidnapped
• apprehended
• detained
• roped
• entrapped
• cornered
• gripped
• secured
• gloved
• kidnaped
• ensnared
• enmeshed
• abducted
• lassoed
• entangled
• clasped
• fastened (on)
• fisted
• rent
• latched (on or onto)
• meshed
• haltered
• wrested
• rended
• bayed
• immeshed
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• freed
• liberated
• dropped
• loosened
• unhanded