Synonyms of webs

webs

noun

plural of web

1

as in tangles

something that catches and holds

he was caught in the web of branches

she was trapped by her own web of lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in traps

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise

an ingenious web that was spun by undercover agents going after drug dealers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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