Entrap synonyms
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To take or catch in or as if in a snare; trap.
To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
ambush (related)
To hide in ambush
To trap is defined as to catch someone or something.
To act or use a decoy.
To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk:
To persuade to do something disloyal, disobedient, etc.
entangle (related)
To involve in difficulty
deceive (related)
To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
tempt (related)
To tempt is to try to entice someone to do something, or to have an urge or desire to do something.
To beguile is defined as to deceive someone in a cunning way or to enchant someone and make him become attracted to you.
The definition of entice is persuade or attract by offering pleasure.
entrammel
To hamper by entangling
To be caught by a hook
insnare
Alternative spelling of ensnare.
To attract, tempt, or entice
(Slang) To strike or bring down:
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release (antonym)
To set free from confinement or bondage:
free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
liberate (antonym)
(Chem.) To free from combination in a compound
clear (antonym)
To free (a person or thing) of or from something
disentangle (antonym)
To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
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To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult
To draw into a snarl or tangle
To enmesh in a fishing net.
A structure of fine, elastic, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders to catch insect prey. The larvae of certain insects also weave webs that serve as protective shelters for feeding and may include leaves or other plant parts.
To effect the capture of (a subatomic particle)
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Find another word for entrap. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for entrap, like: ensnare, tangle, ambush, trap, decoy, inveigle, trick, seduce, catch, entangle and deceive.