Synonyms of trapping

trapping

verb

present participle of trap

1

as in tangling

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in grabbing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trapping

Kathmandu, Nepal — Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal and voices have been heard, nine days after massive flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-China border trapping hundreds of workers inside multiple Himalayan energy projects. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Alternatively, a short bootie is a closet staple and offers protection from the elements without trapping heat around your calves. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2026

Trapping organic waste in a landfill produces toxic liquid runoff as well as methane, which the Environmental Protection Agency notes is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

The debris created by the various landslides have also blocked nine hydropower tunnels in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, trapping 933 workers from Nepal, South Korea and China. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Beavers were nearly wiped out due to 300 years of trapping and trading. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Henri Bezy, 82, was sleeping inside when Matis came crashing in, trapping him under the car. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Over time, the polish builds up, trapping dirt and turning your floors tacky. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026

That snow warms the ground below and allows microbes during the winter to release more of the heat-trapping gas methane, Elmendorf said. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026